From Sea to Shore: Fishermen Remove Marine Debris in Cu Lao Cham

From Sea to Shore: Fishermen Remove Marine Debris in Cu Lao Cham

At 3 AM, Nguyen Tan Hung sets out on his small wooden boat to the sea every day. His eyes scan the waters not just for fish but also for something else – plastic waste.  Mr. Hung is a fisherman born and raised amidst the Cu Lao Cham islands, a Marine Protected Area just off […]

Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative

Community Generates Funds from Selling Recyclables through a Waste Bank Initiative

The separation of waste at source is supported through the provision of segregation bins to collect recyclable waste, which is sold to recyclers – this intervention generates income for the community from waste sorting. KEY SUCCESSES As of November 2023, the community has sold recyclable waste to the junk shop five times, totalling 1,195 kilograms […]

Viet Nam Community-based Municipal Solid Waste

Viet Nam Community-based Municipal Solid Waste

Part 1 – Community-based Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management and resource cycling in Cu Lao Cham Island – Material Recovery Facility (MRF) initiative. Nguyen Thi My Quynh (WWF Vietnam), Huynh Thi Thuy Huong (Management Board of Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area) Cu Lao Cham Island (Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province) is one of […]