by Trang To | Nov 28, 2023
The third round of negotiations has attracted over 500 proposals from governments, non-governmental organizations, and strong efforts to reach an agreement on controlling plastic and plastic pollution by the end of 2024. Despite being more than halfway through the...
by Trang To | Oct 23, 2023
The clouds around Japan’s Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama contain concerning levels of the tiny plastic bits, and highlight how the pollution can be spread long distances, contaminating the planet’s crops and water via “plastic rainfall”. The plastic was so concentrated in...
by Trang To | Oct 3, 2023
Fishers in the Greek port of Keratsini used to throw their old fishing nets into the sea, harming wildlife, disrupting ecosystem services and indirectly threatening human health. Thanks to training from the non-profit enterprise Enaleia, fishers from this and 41 other...
by Trang To | Sep 29, 2023
During the COP26 meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh raised the issue of informal waste workers in Vietnam, particularly women, who receive low wages despite playing a crucial role in advancing the circular economy. Therefore, it is necessary to include these...
by Trang To | Sep 20, 2023
According to information from the Department of Culture, Information, and Tourism of Coto District, after one year of implementing the pilot project “Coto Island without Plastic Waste” (Project 175), the awareness, habits, and behaviors of residents and...
