Japanese Company Fighting Plastic Waste with Wooden Straws
Tokyo, June 17 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese company has developed a wooden straw to join the global efforts to cut back on plastic waste.
G-20 Agrees on Framework to Cut Marine Plastic Waste
Karuizawa, Nagano Pref., June 16 (Jiji Press)--The Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies on Sunday agreed to establish the first international framework to cooperate in reducing marine plasti
Switzerland commits to help Vietnam develop eco-industrial parks
Hanoi, June 14 (VNA) – Developing eco-industrial parks is among important programmes within the Switzerland’s cooperation and development framework for Vietnam, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Beatrice
Vietnam works toward no plastic waste community
HCM City, June 14 (VNA) – Vietnam has started a series of measures to reduce plastic waste, it was reported at a talks on the environment and plastic waste in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13.
Training on mine reclamation organized
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The Environment Department of the capital city in collaboration with the office of South Korea’s Mine Reclamation Corp.
The Kingdom of Bahrain to ban plastic bags in July
Manama, May 12 (BNA): In line with the directives of the Government Executive Committee - chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander an
Vietnam PM calls for drastic measures to control and reduce plastic waste
Hanoi, June 10 (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasised the need to take practical and concrete measures to control and reduce plastic waste while launching a national campaign on plasti
Pitcher Plant Facing Extinction -- Researcher
By Ali Imran Mohd Noordin
Canadian garbage on way home from Philippines
A ship loaded with nearly 1,700 tons of Canada-generated garbage – the equivalent in weight of 250 African elephants – left the Philippines Friday bound for Vancouver.
Vietnam works towards safe, clean, resilient water system
Hanoi, May 31 (VNA) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Bank (WB) co-hosted a workshop in Hanoi on May 30 to announce the results of the WB’s study entitled “Vietnam:
