Cooperation with regional partners will enable Vietnam to gain experiences from other countries in monitoring and assesing marine debris, said Dr. Nguyen Le Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 10.

Vietnam has rolled out multiple programmes to tackle plastic waste in the context of the region emerging as a “hot spot” for plastic pollution.

A workshop was held in Ha Long city, northern Quang Ninh province, on August 26 with the aim of promoting public awareness of marine plastic waste and actions against single-use plastic products in Ha Long Bay, a world natural heritage site.

An exhibition aimed to raise people’s awareness of the importance of reducing the use of plastic products opened in Tuy Hoa city in the central province of Phu Yen on August 19.

Plastic People is the only Vietnamese innovator in the Top 5 of the Plastic Waste to Value Southeast Asia Challenge to tackle plastic waste mismanagement in the region.

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.

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.