Vietnam to fine retailers providing single-use plastic bags to consumers from 2026
Up to 104,000 single-use plastic bags are distributed by supermarkets every day, equivalent to 38 million bags a year
Why Vietnamese prefer using plastic bags
‘It is hard to change a habit,’ people say, seemingly forgetting that it is way harder to save the earth
Vietnamese deputy minister proposes increasing environment tax on plastic bags
This is one of the measures to reduce plastic waste in the country
How much plastic is being used in Vietnam?
‘Straws in every drink and double bagging’ is how one expat in Ho Chi Minh City described Vietnam’s plastic problem
Ho Chi Minh City undertakes initiative to curb use of plastic bags
The municipal People’s Committee has tasked multiple agencies with different missions to realize the initiative
Vietnam considers fivefold gallop in plastic bag tax
The tax rate could mushroom from VND40,000 to VND200,000 per kg