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.
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Plastic Grass
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Microplastic pollution from machine and handwashing revealed
The research published in ACS Environmental Science & Technology Water, finds handwashing clothes reduces microplastic pollution and is “environmentally Previous research has shown microplastics (tiny plastic particles or fibres smaller than 5mm in diameter) are...
60% of Home “Compostable” Plastic Doesn’t Fully Decompose
Global plastic pollution remains one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. A new OECD report shows that plastic consumption has quadrupled over the past 30 years. Globally, only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, while 50% ends up in landfills, 22% evades...
Less than 10% of plastic has ever been recycled. Here’s how to fix it
Let’s start with a fact: globally we’ve generated 7 billion tonnes of plastic waste in under a century of trying. Less than 10 percent of that has ever been recycled. In Australia, the numbers aren’t much higher – only 13 percent of plastic is recycled each year, and...
Toxic Chemical Spill Threatens BFFP Members in Ohio & Pennsylvania
Last Friday, a “bomb train” including five train cars filled with vinyl chloride, most commonly used to make PVC and other toxic plastics, derailed along the border between the States of Ohio and Pennsylvania in the U.S. In order to avoid explosions Norfolk Southern,...
Spain’s rubbish dumps are attracting white storks, but danger lurks in the trash
Hundreds of storks are getting hooked on a ‘trash diet’ in Spain, sticking near landfill sites instead of flying south to Africa. As with so many upsets to the natural world, climate change and pollution are to blame. Higher temperatures make the long journey to the...
What is carbon credit?
Carbon Credit is established as a market-oriented mechanism to reduce carbon emissions worldwide. Countries or businesses can trade carbon credits to collect money or avoid penalties.
Swallowed fishing gear and plastic most likely cause of Hawaii whale’s death
Large volumes of traps, nets and marine debris in sperm whale’s intestinal tract highlight plastic pollution’s threat to wildlife
A long but anticipated road toward Zero Waste School
Xây dựng Trường học không rác là một hành trình dài hạn với sự hỗ trợ giữa các bên đặc biệt là sự kết nối với các cơ sở giáo dục. Đây cũng được xem là môi trường truyền cảm hứng cho các thế hệ tương lai, thế hệ thừa kế sau này của những dự án dài hơi mà tổ chức đang theo đuổi hướng đến một cộng đồng xanh
The 2nd Zero Waste School Festival and VZWA Annual Meeting 2022
Initiated by the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance (VZWA), the first Zero School was organized by the Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance (VZWA) and took place in Hanoi in 2021. Schools and network partners have given the event favorable reviews. The second Zero Waste School...
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