Vietnamese workers stand on a huge pile of used plastic bottles at the roadside shop of a trader of recyclable items in Thach That district on the outskirts of Hanoi, Oct. 4, 2015. AFP

Southeast Asian Nations Make Efforts to Reduce Plastic Waste, But They Are Still Not Enough

Pollution from discarded bags and bottles continues to plague Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar as they prepare for this year’s Earth Day.

April 21, 2018

by RFA

Southeast Asian nations are taking measures to reduce pollution from plastic waste and promote the recycling of plastic products in keeping with the focus of this year’s Earth Day on April 22, but efforts in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar are falling short.

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