Prime Minister sets ambitious target in plastic waste fight

By Giang ChinhVnExpress  June 9, 2019 | 09:48 pm GMT+7

Prime Minister sets ambitious target in plastic waste fight
Trash dumped near the parked boats in the central province of Thanh Hoa. Photo by Nguyen Viet Hung.

Vietnam should strive for zero disposable plastic use in urban stores, markets and supermarkets by 2021, the PM says.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that plastic waste is a global problem. “Every year, the amount of plastic waste emitted by humans is enough to cover four times the surface area of the earth, including 13 million tons of plastic waste floating on the oceans.”

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