ZERO WASTE VN
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Who We Are?
Grassroots alliance. We are a group of concerned citizens from a wide variety of organisations with the goal of making Vietnam a more sustainable country. The VZWA is comprised of a blend of private companies, governmental organisations, non-profit groups, NGOs, universities and International advisors.
| MISSION | VISION |
|---|---|
| We envision an Vietnamese population educated about and moving towards achieving zero waste within the next 10 years. We will strive to achieve zero waste drawing from international standards |
We strive to bring together organizations to move Vietnamese communities toward achieving zero waste status in Vietnam. We bring the methods and ideas of zero waste best practices to Vietnam and attempt to adapt them for the most effective implementation within the Vietnamese context. |
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What is Zero Waste?
Zero Waste is a movement that focuses on the 5 Rs – Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Redesign.
Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health. This is an essential practice for many organizations that rely on a healthy Earth for their livelihood, such as farmers, tour operators, and fisherman.
Our organization strongly believes this cause and working hard to implement the following:
- Eliminating waste sent to dumps/landfills.
- Practicing the 5 ‘R’s: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Redesign (in that order) – Prioritizing refusing waste such as plastic bags, and reducing the consumption of products that result in waste generation.
- Minimizing waste that needs to be recycled.
- Turning “waste” into a useful product such as compost for fertilizer, so that it is not wasted.
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Meet Our Leaders
Dr. Quach Thi Xuan
Head of Urban Studies Division, Da Nang Institute of Socio Economic Development
Nhan Nguyen
Associate Lecturer at RMIT, Founding Member of Vietnam Clean and Green
Nicole Portley
Marine Biologist, Pacific Environment Marine Campaigns and Planning
Dr. Chu Manh Trinh
Researcher at Cham Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA)
Meet Our Members
Want to have make a difference? Do you want to do something that is satisfying and of great service to your community? Volunteers are needed. The only qualification required is your desire to help save the environment. You don’t need any medical skills; you don’t even need a college degree; you don’t even need to know what to say.
Stories
#Plastic Free July – How We’re Breaking Free From Plastic
Need some ideas for how to #BreakFreeFromPlastic? Our friends from around the Pacific Rim are here to give you some inspiration....
Upcoming Events
On the Frontlines: Waste Pickers & Workers in Asia
Meet Suchismita Pai of SWaCH (India) and Nguyen Thi Hoai Linh of Environment et Developpment Du TIERS-MONDE (Enda Vietnam: Rác - Cuộc sống quanh tôi) on May 19 at the Learn by the nuggets: GAIA AP webinar/webshop series. This 2-nugget series On the Frontlines: Waste...
Earth Week 2020: Celebrating 50th Earth Day Anniversary
We teamed up with partner organizations Vietnam Sach va Xanh and RMIT University to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with an interview series that includes zero waste movement founder Paul Connett and VZWA members Chu Manh Trinh and...
Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance Bringing zero waste to Gia Đình Việt Nam (Vietnamese homes)
Interview with Dr. Xuan Quach by Sonia G. Astudillo The Zero Waste movement around the globe is rapidly growing. Just on the first month of 2020, stories of towns, cities, and countries wanting to ban single-use plastics have dominated the...
Updates from the Field: Conservation—It’s about the People
When recently a pod of 100 dolphins swam through Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area (MPA) off the coast of Central Vietnam, it got residents and park officials talking. It had been a long time since people spotted marine mammals in the coastal...
#Plastic Free July – How We’re Breaking Free From Plastic
Need some ideas for how to #BreakFreeFromPlastic? Our friends from around the Pacific Rim are here to give you some inspiration....
Building Citizen Strength for Zero Plastic Waste in Vietnam
Seeds planted over the past decade by communities in Vietnam have now borne fruit: the nation’s leadership has announced the intent to do something about the country’s plastic trash problem. On June 9, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân...
NEWS FROM THE FIELD: Meet the “Plastic Whisperer”
Zhao Zhong can determine any type of plastic simply by touching it. This extraordinary skill earned him the nickname “plastic whisperer” when he was sorting through plastic and other household trash in Ha Long City, Vietnam, last month to help...
Trash Talk: Community Leaders Are Fighting Ocean Plastic Trash in Vietnam
Plastic trash is choking our oceans. Meet Dr. Xuan Thi Quach, who is cleaning up one of the world’s top ocean plastic polluters: Vietnam. Vietnam has a rapidly growing economy and plastic has become the material of choice. “The plastic industry...
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