In this work, the figures of alarming reality in the use and discharging the plastic waste in Vietnam are exhibited. More importantly, the policy and the scenario for the treatment of the plastic waste in the near future are thoroughly analyzed to find the reasonable solution for reducing the...
We can already see that there is a massive social equity dilemma in the effects on this scale of plastic waste and production. Worldwide those that are least contributive to climate change bear the brunt of the (intensifying) impacts, and no child (or adult) in any country ought to be ...
Indonesia, for example, has pledged to cut down plastic waste by 30% over the next 3 years, which will prove a huge task in a staggering nation of 270 million people where there is nearly no plastic recycling at all. Vietnam has also begun several programmes to manage plastic waste, such...
Apart from Malaysia, other Southeast Asian countries are also facing massive waste dumping by the UK and other developed countries. Vietnam and Thailand are considering enforcing a waste import ban. Malaysia recently canceled the import permits for 114 factories that process plastic waste. The recent...
Upp! helps to save plastic waste from incineration, landfilling, and the environment. Upp! started in 2017 and is developing projects in the Netherlands/Europe, in Vietnam, Indonesia and other countries in South and Southeast Asia. In The Netherlands Upp! has set up a R&D center for processin...
those poisonous substances enter the fatty tissues." To be consumed by other se a life and by people at last.China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are the worst plastic polluters.The United States, although a leader in recycling, is one of the world's 20 since it ...
Lee & Man is the largest paper manufacturer in Vietnam, generating about 150 tons of waste every day, most of which is plastic. This waste is regarded as non-recyclable and is currently sent to landfills. However, the plastic waste dumped in landfill sites will gradually break down and be...
Plastic is one of the major inorganic solid waste fractions in our daily municipal solid waste (MSW) production. Ever-increasing population, rapid urbanization, and industrial advancement are some of the key driving factors for creating critical man-made problems that eventually threaten the existence...
The plastic pollution crisis has been widely blamed on a handful of Asian countries, but new research shows just how much the U.S. contributes.
“The amount coming in has increased since China banned plastic,” Banjong Sukreeta, deputy director of Thailand's department of industrial works told Financial Times. “We will ban it within two years.” Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand have been witnessing heavy dumping of waste, particularly from...