Environmental News

The week to promote regional specialties, traditional products and agricultural products in Tan Phu District takes place at AEON Mall Tan Phu from June 6–11, 2023

In the framework of the market, visitors and shoppers at Aeon Mall Tan Phu join hands to take action to protect the environment by returning used batteries (waste batteries), taking place from June 6 –11, 2023. Used batteries are collected, ...

Khanh Hoa province organizes activities in response to World Environment Day

30/05/2023
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Khanh Hoa province has just sent a document to departments, departments, branches, People's Committees of districts, towns, cities, socio-political organizations in the province on ...

Bac Giang province considers promulgating regulations on construction waste management

29/05/2023
Bac Giang province People's Committee is considering and promulgating the Regulation on construction waste management in the province on the basis of the draft Regulations advised by the Department of Construction

Launching a new technical group “to inspire” financial resources to reduce plastic

27/05/2023
On May 18, in Hanoi, the National Action Partnership Program about plastic(NPAP) was coordinated with the National Assembly Norwegian Embassy and the transaction of the Norwegian Embassy Organization of Innovation Norway. The new magic group spurs ...

A mountain of clothing waste, more than 39,000 tons, seen from space

25/05/2023
The huge landfill containing "fast fashion" clothing in the Atacama Desert is so large that satellites can see it clearly.

Implementing a project to mobilize farmers to treat waste in 15 provinces and cities

22/05/2023
The Central Vietnam Farmers' Union, in collaboration with the Regional Solutions Advocacy for Community and Ecosystems (BRACE Fund), implemented the project "Propagating and mobilizing farmers to treat waste in Vietnam, contributing to the ...

Analyze high-fly ash in concrete to replace 80% of the cement

22/05/2023
The Southern Institute of Building Materials has completed a successful study of using fly ash (waste from thermal power stations) as a concrete casting medium, reducing the quantity of cement and environmental pollution.

Ho Chi Minh City: Tightening the exploitation and use of water

22/05/2023
Implementing the Government's Decree No. 02/2023/ND-CP dated February 1, 2023, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Water Resources, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has requested the Department of ...

EVN recommends economical and efficient use of electricity in hot season 2023

10/05/2023
Currently, the weather all over the country is experiencing the first hot days of the summer 2023. According to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, in 2023, the heat will come sooner and more intensely than in previous years. ...

Creating an suite of international standards for cement materials

04/05/2023
The American Society for Testing and Materials: ASTM International is developing a set of standards for new cement materials that address the shortage of materials in construction while protecting the environment.

Go Vap District: join hands to protect the environment and build a Green – Clean – Beautiful – Eco-friendly City

26/04/2023
Go Vap District Women's Union follows the City's plan: focusing on good implementation of domestic waste classification at source, combating plastic waste, organizing swaps in collection, A Chau Environment accompany collection, ...

Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward: organizing the collection of domestic solid waste at source, household hazardous waste in 2023

08/04/2023
On the morning of April 8, 2023, the People's Committee of Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward launched the classification and collection of domestic solid waste at the source, household hazardous waste in 2023. The program is attended by AWATEN, A Chau ...

World Meteorological Day 2023: Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and a roadmap for organizing - developing a carbon market in Vietnam!

22/03/2023
World Meteorological Day is an annual event that is held every year on March 23 to commemorate the founding of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on March 23, 1950. Each year, this organization launches a theme for World Meteorological Day ...

World water day on March 22: why United Nation chose the Hummingbird Symbolism and tale of reusing wastewater in the circular economy!

22/03/2023
Hummingbird, which is chosen, is symbol for the theme of "Accelerating Change" on the World water day launched by United Nation.

Status quo of domestic waste segregation at Source and recycling in Vietnam

14/03/2023
As per the figure, the country generates more than 60,000 tons of waste every day. However, only about 15% of collected waste is recycled or reused. The remainder is buried in landfills, discharged into water sources or burned for typical ...

Dialogue on plastic and plastic waste - Policy gaps need to be closed

08/03/2023
On February 02, 2023, Vietnamese Stature Foundation (VSF) organized “Dialogue on plastic and plastic waste – Policy gaps need to be closed” with the participation of more than 60 representatives from state management agencies on environment, ...

Taking advantage of oyster shell blocks to create cement blocks

06/02/2023
Learning to work with natural materials will be crucial in shaping our sustainable future. Biological creators are studying seashells – including the exoskeleton of crustaceans – to create recyclable bio-plastic items. They range from dishes to ...

Circular Economy – view from the implementation of the Law on Environment Protection in 2020!

06/02/2023
With the implementation of the Law on Environment Protection in a past year, many activities to promote the circular economy have been started giving us hope that the future of the circular economy will soon become a reality in Vietnam.