Hanoi’s agencies requested to stop using single-use plastics
The Hanoi People’s Committee has asked all of its organisations and agencies to refrain from using plastic bags and single-use plastics starting from this month.
Hanoi (VNA) - The HanoiPeople’s Committee has asked all of its organisations and agencies to refrainfrom using plastic bags and single-use plastics starting from this month.
Luu ThiThanh Chi, deputy head of the Hanoi Environment Protection Division, toldreporters at a recent press conference that the municipal People’s Committee hasapproved a plan to reduce plastic waste in the capital.
It wasthe latest effort by authorities to combat "white pollution" inthe city that sees about 80 tonnes of plastic and nylon bags discardedevery day, not all of which can be properly collected or treated.
Accordingto Chi, the Hanoi People’s Committee demanded that 100 percent of the cityorganisations stop using polyethylene (PE) plastic bags – the most common typebut takes the longest time to decompose – and single-use plastics products fromNovember.
Thecommittee also set the goal of reducing the number of plastic items which arehard to recycle and decompose used in those organisations by 80 percent.
Publicservants, meanwhile, were encouraged to convince their family members to notbuy single-use plastic items and nylon bags.
Thecity’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has signed a plan withthe Department of Education this year to roll out a programme to collect,categorise and recycle milk cartons and plastic straws in schools, Chi said.
Theprogramme was carried out in 637 schools across 16 districts and townships inthe city, she added.
Accordingto a 2015 study by the Hanoi-based Centre for Environment and CommunityResearch, household waste reached 27 million tonnes and sustained an increaseof 5 percent a year./.
The Meet Vietnam Association, the Loyola University Chicago and the International Geographical Union held an international symposium in the central province of Binh Dinh on August 19 on reducing ocean plastic wastes: education model for educationalists.
Experts and researchers gathered at a national conference held in the central city of Da Nang on October 20 to discuss measures to reduce ocean debris from aquaculture activities.
Floodwater levels in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are high and will continue to rise this month, especially in upstream areas, according to the hydraulic works management and construction department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
Conservation efforts to restore habitat and boost the population of red-crowned cranes in Tram Chim National Park are finally showing progress, with the cranes and many other rare wild birds coming back to the park.
Torrential rains from the night of July 31 to early August 1 triggered flash floods and landslides across several communes in Dien Bien province, leaving at least two people dead and eight others missing.
Transitioning to a circular economy not only offers a sustainable development path for Ho Chi Minh City but also serves as a pivotal step toward establishing a fully green economy.
An exhibition featuring 100 green, recycled, and circular economy models and products from 50 businesses and educational establishments took place in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31, as part of the local green transition forum and recycle day 2025.
Regional solidarity and cooperation are the key factor for the effective implementation of wildlife protection regulations. Only through sustainable cooperation, innovative approaches, and collective action can biodiversity be safeguarded for the present and future generations, an Vietnamese official has said.
Hanoi has approved a comprehensive plan to restore the environmental quality and develop four major urban rivers – the To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu, and Set reverine environments.
The Javan pangolin is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book as critically endangered and is protected under Group IB – a category reserved for forest species facing an extremely high risk of extinction and requiring strict conservation measures.
As a key member of the core group of 18 countries, initiated by Vanuatu, Vietnam engaged in advocating for the UN General Assembly’s Resolution N.77/276, requesting for the ICJ’s advisory opinion. Following the resolution's adoption, Vietnam fully participated in all procedural steps for the first time, from submitting written proposals to presenting directly at the court’s hearings.
The wild elephant population in Da Nang includes a full developed herb of mature males, females, and calves. To date, the herd has grown to nine individuals.
Conservation efforts here have become a model, helping to save millions of turtle hatchlings and promoting Con Dao as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia Turtle Site Network.
As part of its drive to fulfil its net zero emissions commitment by 2050, Vietnam is fast-tracking the development of a legal corridor to launch a pilot carbon market by the end of 2025, according to the Department of Climate Change.
Under the plan, from 2025 to 2026, the city will complete mechanisms and policies to support businesses in switching to green vehicles, expand the electric and green-energy bus network, and build charging stations. The targeted proportion of green buses is set at 10% in 2025 and 20–23% in 2026.
Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Urban waste is collected in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) 
