I truly wanted to do something to earn a little more and show people I am not useless.
Ten women with disabilities in Hội An turn scrap fabric and discarded plastic banners into handicrafts — finding income, friendship and the belief that they are far from useless.
August 2, 2026
Each success story has been distilled into a model with a clear process and criteria for other localities to reference and replicate.
The plastic-waste-reduction traditional market model is implemented in Da Nang City, piloted at 6 markets in Cam Le district (Cam Le, Hoa Cam, Hoa Thuan Dong, Hoa An, Hoa Phat and Hoa Xuan markets). The model aims to change the awareness and behaviour of vendors and consumers to reduce the use of plastic bags and single-use plastic products at the market.
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The green-school-saying-no-to-plastic-waste model is implemented at primary schools in Da Nang City (piloted in Cam Le district), based on the city's “Green School” standards. The model guides schools in segregating waste at source, reducing plastic waste and raising awareness among students and teachers.
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The urban residential area plastic-waste-reduction model is implemented in Da Nang City, piloted in Hai Chau district (Hoa Cuong Nam and Hai Chau 2 wards). The model mobilises the residential community to segregate, reduce, recycle and reuse plastic waste.
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The Living Green Club model at a Women's Union Branch in Đà Nẵng City, guiding how to establish a club and issue its operating regulations at the local level.
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The eco-pagoda model deployed at Đình Quán Pagoda (Hà Nội City), establishing a process for sorting and treating waste right at the pagoda, turning organic waste into enzymes and fertilizer.
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The Green House model for collecting and sorting recyclable plastic waste in Hội An City, Quảng Nam Province, with 54 green houses managed by women's union chapters and the participation of many parties.
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65,316 kgwaste collected (1,869kg plastic), raising ~VND 43 million
Gender equalityGreen Living ClubsĐà Nẵng
July 30, 2026
The resource-collection carts pushed daily by women’s associations have become a familiar sight in Đà Nẵng — where waste is sorted, recycled and turned into a fund for people in need.
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150volunteer workdays to build the recycled playground
Community impactRecycled playgroundLiên Mạc, Hà Nội
July 24, 2026
From used tyres, paint and more than 150 days of volunteer labour, Liên Mạc ward built its first recycled playground — where children play and learn that “waste is a resource”.
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51.4 tonnesplastic waste collected in a 14-month drive joined by 20,000+ women
Gender equalityWomen’s UnionBắc Từ Liêm, Hà Nội
July 18, 2026
By training in a “root-like” cascade from district to 12 wards down to each household, the Bắc Từ Liêm Women’s Union turned every member into a green ambassador in the fight against plastic waste.
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6international awards within two months of launch
Circular economyQuốc Oai, Hà Nội
July 12, 2026
From a plant once dismissed as a weed, Mana.st created a “made in Vietnam” reed straw — a livelihood for Quốc Oai farmers and a second chance for people rebuilding their lives.
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3schools: Tràng An, Trần Quốc Toản, Trưng Vương
Community impactZero-waste schoolHoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
July 6, 2026
At three schools in Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, the “zero-waste school” model turns sorting, composting and recycling into everyday habits — and into shared enthusiasm for teachers, students and parents.
Read more106.4 kgwaste collected each week and put into the circular process
Community impactZero-waste pagodaBắc Từ Liêm, Hà Nội
June 30, 2026
At a small pagoda in Bắc Từ Liêm, sorting waste, composting and making enzymes have become part of spiritual practice — for here, protecting the environment is inseparable from Buddhist teaching.
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90 millionplastic packaging items targeted for reduction by 2030
Circular economyPlastiNOvationHà Nội
June 24, 2026
From the image of hard-working scrap collectors, VietCycle pursues a dream of turning plastic waste into resource — and a vending machine that could change how a whole community shops.
Read more1,500women joined the Plastic & Health classes
Gender equalityGreen HouseHội An
June 18, 2026
In a heritage city where plastic waste sometimes reached 100 tonnes a day, “Green Houses” and thousands of women in Hội An are rebuilding the value chain for low-value plastic.
Read more05/6inauguration day of the Bình An recycled playground
Community impactRecycled playgroundHòa Cường Nam, Đà Nẵng
June 12, 2026
A vacant lot once a hotspot for illegal dumping in Đà Nẵng is now a colourful recycled playground — the ward’s own idea, built from wood and low-value plastic.
Read more40%total waste reduced after rollout at three schools
Community impactGreen SchoolCẩm Lệ, Đà Nẵng
June 6, 2026
A small change — reusable lunch boxes instead of foam — multiplied across three schools in Cẩm Lệ cut waste by up to 40% and reshaped the awareness of 5,184 students and teachers.
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10Green Stalls committed from the start, 150 mesh bags given to shoppers
Community impactGreen StallsCẩm Lệ, Đà Nẵng
May 31, 2026
Keeping tradition while cutting plastic — Cẩm Lệ Market chose to change from its everyday rhythms, with vendors ready to commit to Green Stalls from the very first day.
Read more18stalls piloting eco-criteria, 4 clean-bag collection houses
Community impactEco-marketĐà Nẵng
May 25, 2026
Hàn Market became the first in Đà Nẵng to pilot eco-stall criteria — where each nylon bag is collected, cleaned and given a new life.
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20households composting right in their own gardens
Community impactYouth UnionHòa Vang, Đà Nẵng
May 19, 2026
Wherever needed, the youth are there — Hòa Vang’s blue shirts brought composting to every garden, turning food waste into an abundant source of fertiliser.
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26partners acting together on Plastic & Health
Community impactPlastic & HealthNationwide
May 13, 2026
PHA was created to unite scattered networks into one shared voice — linking plastic reduction with protecting public health, giving rise to models such as the “Green Hospital”.
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2 monthswith an expert standardising internal finance processes
Community impactSocial enterpriseCapacity building
May 7, 2026
For a waste-cleanup social enterprise to be steady enough to take on bigger responsibilities, the LSPP project and GreenHub helped untangle its processes, legal, tax and finance during restructuring.
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111individuals and organisations backing EPR regulation
Community impactPolicy advocacyNationwide
May 1, 2026
As per-person plastic use rose twentyfold in three decades, civil-society organisations and GreenHub spoke up for enforcing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) — the power of collective action in shaping policy.
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