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Up to five trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year. Less than a 10th of all the plastic ever made has been recycled, and governments should consider banning or taxing single-use bags or food containers to stem a tide of pollution, a U.N. report said on Tuesday, U.N. World Environment Day. The study, billed […]
Statistics that nearly 18,000 metric tons of plastic waste are generated in Vietnam on a daily basis was one of the alarming messages delivered at an event held to observe the Earth Day in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday. On average, one Vietnamese produces around 1.2kg of waste per day, and “16 percent of […]
A woman in Long Bien District, Hanoi has used thousands of recycled plastic bottles to build a small house and raise people’s awareness about environmental protection. The house was constructed in June 2015 with 8,800 bottles at Tue Vien Organic Farm. Nguyen Thanh Phuong, who has the idea of using bottles to build a house, […]
