VOV.VN - Despite numerous policies, programs, and strategies rolled out to strengthen plastic waste management and curb pollution, the fight against plastic waste in Vietnam has yet to deliver the expected results.

A contest on plastic waste management applications in the tourism sector was launched on September 28, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association.

VOV.VN - A workshop on gender equality and comprehensive development in plastic waste management was jointly held on August 29 in Hanoi by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU), the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam, and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

VOV.VN - While waste collection is an unsteady job with limited hygienic conditions, informal labourers – mostly women – play a crucial role in the plastic waste segregation at source and collection in Vietnam.

A national forum on marine plastic waste management for sustainable fishery development took place on December 23, offering opportunities for sides involved to discuss activities in implementing the sector’s action plan for such management during the 2020-2030 period.

A webinar discussing ways to deal with microplastic pollution in Vietnam was held on March 5.

International Youth Day 2020, themed “Vietnam we want in 2030: The youth act for a clean environment”, was marked during a ceremony in Hanoi on August 12.