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SaiGon GP English 1 month(s) ago

The Prime Minister has approved of strict measures to curb the use of plastic bags in future, in an effort to reduce environmental pollution and eliminate use of non-degradable products by 2020.
Keywords: Plastic BagsshopSupermarketsuseStrictWaste Recycling FundBinh Tay
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SaigonTimes English 2 month(s) ago
HCMC – The HCMC Environment Protection Fund (HEPF) will be established with charter capital of VND150 billion to provide financial assistance for projects preserving the nature and repairing the environmental pollution in the city.
Keywords: Environment ProtectionCharter CapitalPreservingThe Hcmc DepartmentWaste Recycling FundAssistanceHome Affairs
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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago
Six months after the HCM City Waste Recycling Fund was set up, just one enterprise has applied for a loan so far.
Keywords: LoansinterestLiberated SaigonPhu NamGrantedset uphave
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Báo Dân Trí English 7 month(s) ago
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Countries in Asia are drawing up plans to make the plastics industry sustainable, with a focus on plastic recycling, officials from regional plastic associations said at the 22nd Asia Plastics Forum held on Tuesday in HCM City.
Keywords: litterrecycleImagesWaste Recycling FundSaigon ExhibitionImportsmake
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VietNam News English 7 month(s) ago
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Countries in Asia are drawing up plans to make the plastics industry sustainable, with a focus on plastic recycling, officials from regional plastic associations said at the 22nd Asia Plastics Forum held on Tuesday in HCM City.
Keywords: litterrecycleSaigon ExhibitionWaste Recycling FundImportsmakefocus on
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SaigonTimes English 9 month(s) ago
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HCMC – Vietnam will gradually eliminate the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in daily life, with an aim to reduce by 40% the number of plastic bags used at supermarkets and shopping malls by 2015 and replace them with eco-friendly bags.
Keywords: Plastic BagsSupermarketsenvironmentallyreplacedailyeliminategradually
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SaiGon GP English 11 month(s) ago

Infrastructure projects in traffic, social housing and waste treatment in the city will be given 50-100 percent interest free loans as part of the city’s stimulation policy, said Mr. Diep Dung director general of the Ho Chi Minh City Finance and Investment Company (HFIC).
Keywords: LoansinterestrightAssistancePreferentialtableWaste Recycling Fund
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SaiGon GP English 13 month(s) ago
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City residents have an unhealthy habit of using plastic bags in their daily lives, which is causing a serious impact on the environment as plastic is non-biodegradable and with about sixty tonnes of plastic bags being thrown as garbage every day, Ho Chi Minh City will soon see vast areas buried under it.
Keywords: Plastic BagsjustifyshopWaste Recycling Fundtaxhave
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SaigonTimes English 15 month(s) ago
HCMC – Several major HCMC-based supermarket chains such as Co.opmart, Big C and Lotte Mart will kick off programs to woo customers into using environmentally friendly bags and render plastic bags a thing of the past.
Keywords: Big CPlastic BagsWaste Recycling FundrenderSupermarketsenvironmentallybid
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SaigonTimes English 16 month(s) ago

HCMC – The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment has sent a petition to the city government seeking an interim set of evaluation criteria for environmentally friendly bags.
Keywords: CriteriaenvironmentallypetitioncontainWaste Recycling FundProducers
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VietnamNet English 21 month(s) ago

VietNamNet Bridge – From January 1, 2012, plastic bags will bear the environment tax as stipulated by the Environment Protection Law. However, people still have doubts about if the goal of reducing the plastic bags in use is attainable.
Keywords: Plastic BagsSupermarketstaxWaste Recycling FundprogrampeopleDelivering
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Báo Dân Trí English 21 month(s) ago

Plastic bags will be taxed next year in the government’s attempt to reduce its use and raise environmental awareness but experts and consumers are afraid this target cannot be achieved.
Keywords: Plastic BagsSupermarketsConsumersDeliveringtaxreduceuse
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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 21 month(s) ago

Plastic bags will be taxed next year in the government’s attempt to reduce its use and raise environmental awareness but experts and consumers are afraid this target cannot be achieved.
Keywords: Plastic BagsSupermarketsConsumersDeliveringtaxreduceuse
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VietnamNet English 27 month(s) ago
HCM City now has nearly 800 waste recycling businesses but many of them are small and use outdated technology, causing serious environmental pollution, according to the HCMC Waste Recycling Fund (Refu).
Keywords: Plastic BagstaxcollectWaste Recycling FundLe Van KhoascantIn Binh Chanh
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VietnamPlus English 32 month(s) ago
Retailers and residents in HCM City are becoming more familiar with eco-friendly bags and are discontinuing the use of plastic bags, according to the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Keywords: Plastic BagsUnionsSupermarketsWaste Recycling FundBinh TayLe Van KhoaLe Loc