Vietnam aims to reduce plastic bags by 65 percent
The number of plastic bags consumed in Vietnam is expected to
decrease by 65 percent by 2020, compared to the previous decade.
The number of plastic bags consumed in Vietnam is expected to
decrease by 65 percent by 2020, compared to the previous decade.
This is one of the targets of a project to control pollution caused by non-biodegradable plastics bags, which was recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Under the project, by 2015, the number of consumed plastic bags will drop by 20 percent in regular markets and by 40 percent in supermarkets and commercial centres.
The PM has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) to ban the production of plastic bags thinner than 30 micrometres in order to make them easier to collect and recycle.
The MoNRE is also required to gather and recycle at least 25 percent of the waste from these plastic bags.
Relevant ministries, departments, and municipal and provincial authorities need to work out ways to classify waste and are encouraged to use recycled products made from plastic bags, especially in building public facilities.
Communication campaigns will be intensified to raise public awareness of the harmful impacts of plastic bags on the environment.
The public will be encouraged to use bags made from environmentally friendly materials more widely.-VNA
This is one of the targets of a project to control pollution caused by non-biodegradable plastics bags, which was recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
Under the project, by 2015, the number of consumed plastic bags will drop by 20 percent in regular markets and by 40 percent in supermarkets and commercial centres.
The PM has asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) to ban the production of plastic bags thinner than 30 micrometres in order to make them easier to collect and recycle.
The MoNRE is also required to gather and recycle at least 25 percent of the waste from these plastic bags.
Relevant ministries, departments, and municipal and provincial authorities need to work out ways to classify waste and are encouraged to use recycled products made from plastic bags, especially in building public facilities.
Communication campaigns will be intensified to raise public awareness of the harmful impacts of plastic bags on the environment.
The public will be encouraged to use bags made from environmentally friendly materials more widely.-VNA
You should also see
Energy industry needs nearly 5 trillion VND of investment in 2021-2030
The total investment capital demand for the whole energy sector in the 2021-2030 period is between 4.13-4.8 trillion VND (163.01-189.46 million USD), according to a plan to implement the National Power Planning in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.
See more
Environment
Drought at peak dry season impacts over 20,000ha of farmland
About 20,090ha of farmland and over 2,600 households have been hit by drought and water scarcity in the central region, Central Highlands, and southeastern region, which are now in the peak period of the 2023 - 2024 dry season.
Environment
Hoa Phat steel products certified to meet greenhouse gas inventory standard
Vietnamese steel giant Hoa Phat Group has announced that BSI - the UK's leading international certification organisation - certified ISO 14064-1:2018 standard and ISO 14067:2018 on greenhouse gas inventory for steel products of its subsidiary - Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel JSC.
Environment
Vietnam supports global agreement on plastic pollution
A delegation of Vietnamese negotiators joined those from 176 countries worldwide at the fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) on plastic waste in Ottawa, Canada, on April 23.
Environment
Consultation workshop on Cambodia’s Funan-Techo canal held in Can Tho
The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) on April 23 held a consultation workshop on Cambodia’s proposed Funan-Techo canal project which has raised concerns about potential impacts on the Mekong river.
Environment
Up to 1,000 ban flowers planted at Dien Bien Phu battlefield relic sites
About 1,000 ban (Bauhinia variegate) flower trees were planted at relic sites such as A1 Hill, Him Lam resistance centre and De Castries Bunker at Dien Bien Phu battlefield relic complex in the northern province of Dien Bien on April 21.
