Four international exhibitions, Paper Vietnam, Rubber and Tyre Vietnam, Coatings Expo Vietnam, and Plastech Vietnam, will be held in HCM City from August 3 to 5.

VOV.VN - Melia Hanoi and Melia Ba Vi are the first two Vietnamese hotels that have implemented PlasticShreds, a new plastic upcycling programme which seeks to reduce plastic waste.

VOV.VN - A big step toward future without plastic waste starts from small actions thanks to the community-based circular economy model.

Australian science will deliver new innovations to tackle plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific, with a Plastics Innovation Hub being launched in Vietnam, according to the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.

Waste classification at home is essential to reducing plastic waste, according to an official from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Room for growth is ample for Vietnamese plastic exports, as Australian demand has risen steadily in recent years.

An alliance of retailers who have pledged to reduce single-use plastic bags (the Plastic Alliance) has launched campaigns to encourage people to use environmentally-friendly products.

Vietnam will ban the use of all plastic bags, even in wet markets, from 2030, according to an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

All countries need to make stronger commitments and take more drastic and effective measures to demonstrate their responsibility for the sustainable development of the ocean economy.

#Seagamesnoplastic and #Greensport are the hashtags of a campaign launched during SEA Games 31 to raise public awareness of environmental protection.