While tourism is highly affected by plastic waste pollution, it is also a significant contributor to the issue.

After nearly five years of evaluating urban plastic reduction pilot models across Vietnam, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Vietnam) has identified six highly effective initiatives and recommended scaling them up nationwide.

The National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) in Vietnam held its 4th annual mid-term workshop in Hanoi on September 16.

Local authorities of coastal provinces and cities have paid attention to the sustainable development of economic sectors including tourism and effectively exploit marine resources but combined with eco-system protection.

Together with other countries in the world, Vietnam has been taking actions to reduce plastic waste and the use of single-use plastic bags, towards a plastic bag free community.

The booming e-commerce sector, covering online retail and food delivery, is discharging an “alarming level” of single-use packaging and plastic waste.

Ho Chi Minh City has been launching various joint dissemination campaigns and activities with businesses to encourage its dwellers to reduce the use of single-use or non-degradable plastic bags, and collect and recycle plastic waste.

Vietnam is facing increasingly severe marine environmental pollution.

Vietnam expects more cooperation and financial support from the EU to adapt to climate change and promote environmental protection and restoration of land, forest, and marine ecosystems.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam's per capita plastic use has increased rapidly, from 3.8kg a year in 1990 to 41kg in 2015 and about 54kg currently.

This is the first community tourism destination in Hue to eliminate plastic items and reduce plastic waste. Nearly 20 tourist supply centres in the village committed to implement plastic reduction solutions.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

As the year of 2024 approaches, the environmental ministry was committed to working with organisations and individuals to carry out actions towards stronger and more sustainable goals to reduce plastic pollution.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The city is striving to use environmental packaging products instead of non-degradable nylon bags in wet markets, supermarkets, and shopping...

There are three specific criteria concerning materials, substances, and fuels; technical characteristics and permissible limits of pollution parameters in the product; and recovery, recycling, processing, and disposal.

The islands, including eight islets with a total of 2,400 inhabitants, are the first location in VN to successfully promote the non-use of plastic bags and the ‘3Rs’ (reduce, reuse and recycle) programmes.

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

Tourists to Co To island district of Quang Ninh province will be banned from bringing plastic bags and single-use plastic products to its islands from September 15.