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.

A waste reduction and circular economy project for Mekong River was launched at a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on May 18.

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.

VOV.VN - Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is set to launch a project using specialised ships to collect waste, including plastic waste, in the offshore waters of Vietnam.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan on May 4 met with Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, a member of the Upper House of India, who was leading a business delegation, including representatives of the Ramky Group, to the city to explore cooperation chances in waste treatment.

Innovative and business-driven solutions to reduce food waste are critical to enhancing sustainability and reducing environmental impact, said Mark Tattlesall, Deputy Ambassador of Australia to Vietnam, in a recent workshop on food waste.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City desires to bolster cooperation with the UK in trade, investment, tourism, human resource training, research, technology transfer, and intensify experience sharing in healthcare, and education.

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam on March 15 worked with Can Tho authorities on a plan to pilot a waste sorting at source model and organic fertiliser production in rural areas as part of the “Waste management in the Mekong Delta” project funded by Germany.