Method 1: Cut pineapple in the shape of sticks to eat rolls without wasting too much pineapple excess. Illustration. Choose ripe pineapple with beautiful golden color, fragrant berries, but make sure your hands are not mushy or bruised. The pineapple eyes bloom regularly in a row without mess, it will be easier to get the eyes. Step 1: Use a pruning knife to remove the leaves, guide the knife to cut in the shape of a black arrow. Keep the stem intact to hold while peeling and removing the pineapple eyes so that your hands do not touch the flesh of the fruit, limiting the case of contaminating toxic fungi or dirt from the eyes, pineapple skin into the flesh of the fruit. Trim off the bark close to the petioles, pointing the knife from the outside in like an arrow. Cut off the end of the fruit to flatten. Step 2 + 3: Place the pineapple on a cutting board, cut a deep enough peel as shown. Knife direction as shown. Continue 1 side line. So rotate evenly, peel off a ring of peel. Step 4: Observing the surface of the peeled pineapple, we will choose exactly one side according to the face of the knife we ​​cut, take the eyes according to each of these faces. Many of you often take your eyes in a vortex, this way does not create a surface that hugs each pineapple face, then later when cutting the stick, it will be easy to break because the cut eyes will stagger each other. Step 5 + 6: Imagine there is a plane like the image above and take the eyes diagonally like arrows. Look at the other 2 black diagonal lines and slice the pineapple diagonally in that shape, instead of slicing the pineapple horizontally! Step 7: After step 6, the finished product will be the same pineapple eyes without staggered and not broken. We continue to cut pineapple slices into big bars as shown. Step 8: Each big stick is cut into 4, you will get the same small pineapple sticks without breaking at all. Step 9: If you want the pineapple sticks to be beautiful, cut off the edges so that the pineapple sticks are even. Method 2: Cut pineapple with beautiful sunflower-shaped wings, do not break to chill, eat fresh, shake with chili salt or dry for a long time to make tea and make water. Repeat steps 1 to 4 of method 1. This time will take the eye along the vertical circle as shown in Figures 4 and 5. The swirls will be along the pineapple, not horizontally, then when slicing the flower, the staggered petals will be more beautiful. How to peel pineapple and remove eyes Pros – Cons : Fast execution time. Easy to shape pineapple slices. Step 1 : Peel off the first 2 parts of the pineapple, then cut it in half lengthwise. Step 2 : Use the blade to cut diagonally on both sides of the pineapple core to remove it. Step 3 : Put the pineapple face down on the cutting board, use the knife close to the pineapple body to peel off the skin so that the eyes are also moved. Step 4 : Use a knife to trim parallel grooves on the pineapple body to shape. Step 5 : Same with the other half of the pineapple. Good luck!

Exfoliate dead skin on lips Exfoliating the lips has become an indispensable process in the skin care process. However, you will not need to spend a lot of money, if you know this little care tip: Method: Mix a teaspoon of brown sugar, a teaspoon of honey and a few drops of lavender essential oil in a small bowl. Mix the ingredients well and apply the mixture on your lips. Massage your lips in a circular motion for two minutes and rinse with warm water. What it does: Raw honey helps brighten lips, brown sugar acts as a natural exfoliator, and lavender oil nourishes lips. Exfoliate dead skin on face Facial skin is a sensitive area that needs a lot of attention, and using harsh exfoliants can cause problems. So try a natural exfoliator made with ingredients easily available in the kitchen. The natural enzymes in these ingredients will heal your skin naturally. Method: Mix two tablespoons of ground oatmeal and one tablespoon of honey, mix well with one tablespoon of warm water. Apply the mixture on your face and massage gently for 1 minute. Keep the mixture on your face for a few minutes and then wash it off. Hair mask Hair masks are hair care products that add intensive hair nutrients to the hair cuticle. It is also a quick and effective way to promote hair growth and give you shiny hair. However, these products are often quite expensive and you should think about natural methods. Method: Mix one teaspoon of honey, one egg and one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. You can increase or decrease the amount depending on the strength of your hair. Keep it for 30 minutes and wash it off. All these ingredients will hydrate your scalp and provide nourishment, as well as make your hair shinier. Full body exfoliation Exfoliating the skin and body with products containing caffeine has been quite popular over the past few years. While it’s unclear if this treatment will bring about a miraculous change in the skin, one thing is for sure, it improves blood circulation, giving a radiant effect to the skin. However, what makes many people wonder is their price and why you can’t try a natural version of the exfoliator. Method: Mix half a cup of ground coffee, half a cup of brown sugar, the same amount of coconut oil and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. After the ingredients are completely combined, apply the mixture gently to the skin. Avoid sensitive areas. Dry shampoo Dry shampoo is an easy way to tackle greasy hair. However, the chemicals contained in these products can be “adversely beneficial”. So try using a natural, non-toxic version of dry shampoo that is easy to make and, above all, delivers results that exceed expectations without cost: How to make: You will need corn starch, cocoa powder, essential oils and a little activated charcoal (optional). Do not use too much essential oil in the mixture because the mixture needs to be dry. And all you need to do is use a kabuki brush or your fingers to apply the product to your hair. Note: Test for allergies before using these ingredients.

VinFast is building electric car charging stations The Ministry of Finance has just sent a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Transport, to respond to tax incentives for battery electric cars. Proposals for tax incentives only mention battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Currently, according to statistics, battery electric vehicles account for about 1% of electrified vehicles in Vietnam. Electric vehicles include many types of vehicles. In addition to gasoline-powered vehicles combined with electric energy (including HEV, PHEV) and Hydrogen-fueled cars (FCEV), there are currently BEV (pure electric) battery electric cars. Completely electrically charged from an external source. The two types of hybrid vehicles move mainly with internal combustion engines, in parallel taking advantage of the benefits of an electric powertrain consisting of an electric motor with a battery. FCEVs have an advantage over BEVs when the charging time is short, but the production of water makes hydrogen fuel-powered electric vehicles only suitable for island nations, arid areas, and unsuitable for urban areas. big. Meanwhile, BEV battery electric vehicles have a minimalist structure, run short distances, can consume electricity everywhere, have great advantages in urban areas. With three types of vehicles HEV, PHEV and FCEV all use gasoline and gas, so they have more impact on the environment than BEV models. Electric cars are becoming an advantageous choice to replace vehicles using internal combustion engines, especially battery electric cars (BEVs). Many countries around the world have had preferential policies and tax support to prioritize the development and production of battery electric vehicles. According to the Ministry of Finance, Vietnam has a number of preferential policies for electric vehicles. Accordingly, electric cars carrying passengers with less than 9 seats are entitled to the special consumption tax rate of 15% (ie 10% reduction compared to cars of the same type using fossil fuels; 10-16 seats are allowed to be used for cars of the same type using fossil fuels. tax rate of 10% (5% reduction compared to cars of the same type running on gasoline) and the tax rate of 16 to less than 24 seats is applied at the tax rate of 5% (5% reduction compared to cars of the same type running on petrol). At the same time, the Law on Special Consumption Tax No. 27/2008/QH12 also stipulates the special consumption tax rate for environmentally friendly vehicles. Specifically, vehicles running on gasoline combined with electric energy and bioenergy, in which the proportion of gasoline used does not exceed 70% of the energy used by the vehicle, is entitled to a tax rate of 70% for vehicles of the same capacity. species. For cars running on bio-energy, the special consumption tax rate is only 50% compared to cars of the same type. Meanwhile, about the current registration fee, there are only preferential rates for buses using clean energy while there is no policy applicable to other environmentally friendly vehicles. To encourage production and stimulate consumers to use BEVs, contributing to reducing the emissions released into the environment by vehicles, contributing to the protection of the ecological environment and based on the outstanding advantages of vehicles. BEV, the Ministry of Finance is planning to propose new incentives for this model. An electric vehicle charging station in Ho Chi Minh City Specifically, incentives related to excise tax fall under the jurisdiction of the National Assembly. Therefore, the National Assembly must amend the excise tax law. The Government has also assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside over the overall assessment of the implementation of the excise tax policy on automobiles in the past time to study and amend the excise tax law accordingly. Regarding the registration fee under the authority of the Government, when there is a need to change, it will amend and supplement Decree No. 14/20216/ND-CP on registration fee. The Ministry of Finance said that in the past time, it has also received recommendations from a number of associations on adjusting registration fee rates to remove difficulties for businesses. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance is also evaluating the overall policy on registration fees and is expected to submit it to the Government in October. The Ministry of Finance also asked agencies to propose specific content on special consumption tax incentives and registration fees related to battery electric vehicles to summarize and report to the Government. Battery-powered electric vehicles currently account for a very small percentage in Vietnam. According to data from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA), the number of electrified vehicles registered in Vietnam is still very modest, accumulating just over 1,000 units by the end of 2020. of which BEVs only account for about 1%, the rest are HEV and PHEV models. According to the Ministry of Finance, currently only VinFast invests in producing electric vehicles, according to reports, VinFast has now launched the first battery-powered electric car model. The factory has a capacity of 250,000 vehicles per year and the brand is focusing on battery electric vehicles with 9 seats or less and electric buses with 24 seats or more. Also according to the Ministry of Finance’s assessment, the biggest obstacle facing Vietnam today is the lack of charging station infrastructure, the main source of power for power supply is using fuel sources with high CO2 emissions, accounting for nearly half of the total mobilized electricity output, while the electricity generated from renewable energy accounts for a small proportion, about 4.3% and this is considered an unstable power source.

In addition, scientists have also been looking for more efficient ways to degrade plastics, hoping to deal with the generated plastic waste faster. Another very important method to treat plastic pollution is bioremediation. Bioremediation refers to the use of natural organisms to remove or neutralize pollutants. Among them, the most environmentally friendly and most promising method for plastic pollution control is the use of microbial degradation methods. Microbial degradation of plastics refers to the chemical reaction process that catalyzes the cracking of polymer bonds into monomers through some unique enzymes in microorganisms, which is a chemical reaction process that accelerates the degradation of plastics. Since plastics usually take a long time to degrade, the enzymatic catalysis can greatly reduce the time that plastics stay in nature and reduce the damage of plastics to the ecological environment. And just recently, a team from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences found a flora in the ocean that can effectively degrade two common plastics: PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PE (Polyethylene) plastic. The research team also published this scientific achievement in the recent publication of JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. The results of this research are of great significance for the treatment of plastic waste. Because PET and PE plastics account for 46.5% of all plastic waste in the world, it can be said that finding a way to treat PET and PE plastics will find a way to treat nearly half of plastic pollution. PET plastic is one of the very common plastics. We can not only find it in beverage bottles, but also often see it in electrical products, automotive products, and daily life. PE (polyethylene) plastic is one of the five major synthetic resins. It is also the variety with the largest production capacity and the largest import volume among synthetic resins in China. It is often used to manufacture films, coatings and other products. What’s more troublesome is that both PET and PE compounds have many properties that are difficult to biodegrade, such as long hydrocarbon chains, high molecular weight, high tensile strength, low air permeability, and durability against physical and chemical degradation. For the degradation of PET plastic, scientists have previously discovered that cutinase, lipase, and esterase can effectively catalyze the degradation process of PET plastic. However, in current scientific research, there are relatively few discoveries about the degradation of PE plastics. Although people have found that PE plastics have great potential for degradation by co-cultivating PE plastics with specific microorganisms in the laboratory, At present, the known degradation methods of PE plastic by a single strain or a single enzyme are too low in efficiency to meet the needs of industrial applications. Therefore, in this study, the research team of the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences targeted the degradation of microbial communities, that is, under the synergistic effect of a combination of multiple microbial species, the degradation efficiency of plastics is likely to be greatly improved. (Source: Internet) This discovery was led by Sun Chaomin, a researcher at the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Since 2016, this team has been analyzing and screening thousands of samples of marine plastic waste collected from the coastal waters of Qingdao. These samples contain several Hundreds of plastic wastes. After unremitting screening and analysis, they found that a marine bacterial community can effectively colonize and degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene (PE), and in an environment containing plastic waste, This bacterial community has better growth ability instead. Researchers speculate that this is because the energy required for the survival of this bacterial community is obtained by degrading PET plastic and PE plastic. Next, in order to specifically find out which bacteria in the bacterial community played a role in the degradation of PET plastic and PE plastic, the researchers quantitatively analyzed the composition and abundance of this bacterial community and found that there are Five kinds of bacteria have a stronger survival advantage in the culture medium of plastic waste. Then, through bacterial culture scientific researchers successfully obtained pure culture strains of the above five types of bacteria, and further investigation found that three of them have significantly stronger plastic degradation ability. In order to further study how these three strains can work together to exert a synergistic effect and how to most effectively degrade plastics, researchers will compound the three strains in different proportions and conduct a comparative analysis. In the end, this scientific research team successfully established a stable marine bacterial community that can effectively degrade PET and PE plastics. Researchers also continue to use liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to prove the effective degradation of the established flora for the degradation of PET plastic and PE plastic. This research not only found the microbial populations that can degrade nearly half of the plastic waste in the world, but also gave important suggestions for the industrialization of plastic waste biodegradation from a biological and mechanical point of view, which is a path for the biodegradation of plastic waste. Important milestones. -End-

With a construction cost of 800 million VND, many people think that the owner has spent a waste of money or was overpriced by the contractor. The outside looks simple, simple and nothing special. However, if you step inside, “take a look at the market” in every corner, everyone will surely praise. The owner of this project is Mr. Tran Duc Cong, a photographer. Mr. Cong said that the family initially only planned to renovate the level 4 house, but after the architect came to survey, the structure was degraded and could not be renovated. In the end, he chose the new construction option. The total area of ​​​​the house is 140m2 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garden, kitchen. Side view of the house. The house is divided into 2 areas. The front has 1 floor, which is a living room, kitchen, toilet and lawned courtyard. The rear part has 2 floors, is a bedroom, a bathroom. On the 2nd floor, there is a space connecting 2 parts, designed by the architect to be a place to drink tea and grow bonsai. The house has enough room for a family of 3 generations to live. Therefore, the common element is focused, but the private space is separate, ensuring quiet. The porch on the left is spacious, with a path leading up to the 2nd floor stairs. This staircase is in an arc shape, embracing the avocado tree. A special feature is the stairs built with bricks and plastered with cement, matching the layout of the house. The entire roof is covered with red tile, heat resistant. Around the house, the architect arranged a dark aluminum and glass door system, opening the door to catch the wind in the afternoon. Living room, kitchen on the same floor. The interior uses simple wooden furniture. Closed TV shelf integrated into a bookshelf. Large glass doors catch the wind, the porch is tiled, helping to block the sun. Every corner of the house is optimized for function. From here you can see the gate, the living room. Rustic garden. The staircase is the perfect highlight for the building. The porch is also installed two swings to cool off. Swing made of wood and braided rope. The sitting net stretched from the house to the side of the pole. Mr. Cong said that this net is quite strong and can withstand large loads. The staircase seen from above is quite beautiful, creating a unique feature. The space connecting the two areas is turned into a place to drink tea and plant trees. The house from above is quite striking. The sun shines on the 2nd floor terrace. Mr. Cong confided that he was very enthusiastic about the project. This design has a bit of the direction of the houses in the old quarter of Hanoi. The space helps the owner to relax, gather with his family and also give him inspiration for creative photography.

Ho Chi Minh City strives for 100% of supermarkets to use environmentally friendly plastic bags in 2021. Photo: CAO THANG Many consequences The project “Building a system to observe plastic waste in society and the environment” (COMPOSE) implemented by the French Embassy in Vietnam has shown that, out of 250,000 tons of plastic waste per year in Ho Chi Minh City, there are 48,000 tons. buried, more than 200,000 tons are recycled or discharged directly into the environment. Alarmingly, the Saigon River has the 5th largest amount of plastic waste in Vietnam and 45th in the world. The amount of plastic waste dumped into the Saigon River in March 2018 recorded 5.6 – 10.3 tons. Based on this figure, the amount of plastic waste is estimated at 7,500 – 13,000 tons/year. Every liter of water the Saigon River pours into the sea has 1,000 times more microplastics than the Seine in Paris. According to research by scientists, each broken microplastic will produce a lot of toxic substances harmful to health. At that time, people can suffer from hormone balance, neurological diseases, respiratory diseases… Microplastics less than 5mm long, when not properly collected and handled, will have a negative impact on the environment and the ocean. , underwater creatures. Microplastics are found in most of the products we use every day such as cleansers, shower gels, toothpastes and some cosmetics. Each time we wash 6kg of clothes, we also release 728,000 microplastic fibers into the environment. Researchers from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) also argue that plastic pollution is a transboundary problem, with global impacts. Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, is most vulnerable as the region bears most of the consequences of the overload and inefficiencies of the global recycling system. Plastic pollution causes negative economic impacts on the region’s industries, estimated at $1.3 billion per year. Although most national governments have announced or are in the process of establishing national regulatory measures, these measures are limited in their ability to address the broad cross-border challenge. borders of ocean plastic pollution due to lack of effective coordination among countries. The time has come for countries to consider establishing a legally binding international treaty to combat plastic pollution. The convenience and popularity of plastic products on the market, especially single-use plastic items, make consumers consume and use a large amount of plastic. Therefore, we need to come up with basic solutions to limit such as incentives for new innovative products, promotion of more sustainable or plastic-free alternatives. Create a labeling mechanism to promote better choices from consumers. It is necessary to encourage the participation of businesses in handling plastic packaging. Combine multiple solutions To join hands with the Government to realize the goal of reducing plastic waste, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has issued a plan to strengthen the management, reuse, recycling, treatment and reduction of plastic waste. Accordingly, Ho Chi Minh City strives by the end of 2021, 100% of supermarkets and trade centers to use environmentally friendly packaging for living purposes to replace difficult-to-decompose plastic bags; Small traders at the people’s market reduce by 50% using non-biodegradable plastic packaging in product packaging. State management agencies and public non-business units must be exemplary, active, and take the lead in reducing and reusing plastic waste, not using non-degradable plastic packaging and single-use plastic products. times (bottles, jars, straws, foam boxes…) at offices, conferences, seminars. In particular, limit the use of single-use banners, slogans, etc., and switch to using electronic devices for propaganda purposes. To achieve these goals, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoa Binh directed relevant departments and units to jointly develop action plans for implementation. In particular, focus on waste control at source. Minimize and move towards not using non-biodegradable plastic packaging and single-use plastic products in all daily activities of state agencies, factories, schools and people’s daily activities. . Mobilize restaurants, hotels, tourist resorts, tourism and catering establishments, etc. to have plans to reduce plastic waste and gradually switch to using recycled and environmentally friendly products. Plastic waste generated from tourism, marine services, maritime economy, marine mineral resources, aquaculture and fishing must be collected, stored and transferred to functional units. handling. In parallel with the source control solution, HCMC also encourages the reuse and recycling of plastic waste through the development and deployment of the 3T model (Reduce – Reuse – Recycle). , encourage and create favorable conditions for organizations with functions and conditions to perform the service of collecting, reusing and recycling plastic loads in the city. Ho Chi Minh City will also strengthen the inspection of environmental violations such as indiscriminate dumping of waste and plastic waste in public places. Inspect and handle violations of environmental protection tax, value-added tax, corporate income tax, etc. in import, production and distribution activities, and trading in non-degradable plastic packaging and plastic products. disposable; encourage recycled products, environmentally friendly products.

With a construction cost of 800 million VND, many people think that the owner has spent a waste of money or was overpriced by the contractor. The outside looks simple, simple and nothing special. However, if you step inside, “take a look at the market” in every corner, everyone will surely praise. The owner of this project is Mr. Tran Duc Cong, a photographer. Mr. Cong said that the family initially only planned to renovate the level 4 house, but after the architect came to survey, the structure was degraded and could not be renovated. In the end, he chose the new construction option. The total area of ​​​​the house is 140m2 with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, garden, kitchen. Side view of the house. The house is divided into 2 areas. The front has 1 floor, which is a living room, kitchen, toilet and lawned courtyard. The rear part has 2 floors, is a bedroom, a bathroom. On the 2nd floor, there is a space connecting 2 parts, designed by the architect to be a place to drink tea and grow bonsai. The house has enough room for a family of 3 generations to live. Therefore, the common element is focused, but the private space is separate, ensuring quiet. The porch on the left is spacious, with a path leading up to the 2nd floor stairs. This staircase is arc-shaped, embracing the avocado tree. A special feature is the stairs built with bricks and plastered with cement, matching the layout of the house. The entire roof is covered with red tile, heat resistant. Around the house, the architect arranged a dark aluminum and glass door system, opening the door to catch the wind in the afternoon. Living room, kitchen on the same floor. The interior uses simple wooden furniture. Closed TV shelf integrated into a bookshelf. Large glass doors catch the wind, the porch is tiled, helping to block the sun. Every corner of the house is optimized for function. From here you can see the gate, the living room. Rustic garden. The staircase is the perfect highlight for the building. The porch is also installed two swings to cool off. Swing made of wood and braided rope. The sitting net stretched from the house to the side of the pole. Mr. Cong said that this net is quite strong and can withstand large loads. The staircase seen from above is quite beautiful, creating a unique feature. The space connecting the two areas is turned into a place to drink tea and plant trees. The house from above is quite striking. The sun shines on the 2nd floor terrace. Mr. Cong confided that he was very enthusiastic about the project. This design has a bit of the direction of the houses in the old quarter of Hanoi. The space helps the owner to relax, gather with his family and also give him inspiration for creative photography.

In the past, most of the waste from livestock and household waste was dumped by villagers in village 4, Hai Dong commune (Mong Cai city), into the village’s garbage dump, causing significant pollution to the environment. living. However, in recent years, people here have gradually formed a new habit. Garbage instead of being carelessly dumped into the environment now has new destinations, which are brick-built garbage pits with lids or plastic drums, holes dug in the garden lined and covered with tarpaulin, built in many areas. household. Ms. Dinh Thi Ngan, hamlet 4, Hai Dong commune, said: Composting from buffalo manure, vegetable roots with rice husks has created fertilizer. With this fertilizer, we can use it back to fertilize plants, which has a much better effect on plants than ordinary inorganic fertilizers. Model of composting waste into organic fertilizer in Ninh Duong ward, Mong Cai city Composting organic waste has become a new habit of the people here. Thanks to that, the roads become clean, no more offensive images, and no longer see the unclean smell from livestock waste or waste that previously caused pollution. As a result, the village also became more civilized. Ms. Nguyen Thi Dong, Chairwoman of the Women’s Union of Hai Dong Commune, said: Before, every day the whole village had to collect up to 3 full garbage trucks, now it is still 3 trucks but the amount of garbage has decreased a lot. Collectors can also reduce the arduous effort of collecting, sorting and treating garbage at the same time. Not only solving the problem of organic waste, to be able to compost it into manure, each family must do a good job of sorting waste at the source. This is also one of the solutions contributing to solving economic problems for farmers. “At first, we were afraid to do it, but gradually we can make compost from our own household waste, we can also save a lot of money on buying fertilizer for plants, so everyone is proud. inspirational, positive” – ​​Ms. Pham Thi Moc, village 9, Hai Dong commune, shared. This can be considered as an effective model in waste treatment in rural areas or suburbs of large cities, where people still cultivate and raise livestock. Therefore, in Mong Cai city, this model has been replicated to most communes and wards, even in Vinh Trung and Vinh Thuc island communes and is being deployed to border communes and ethnic minority areas. The army coordinated with the people of Vo Ngai commune, Binh Lieu district to clean up and protect the environment. Recently, in the province, there have appeared many models of reducing waste by women’s members and the Youth Union, typically the model of household waste sorting and turning waste into money. the model “Let the fish ask for plastic waste” implemented by the Youth Union of the provincial agencies in collaboration with the Youth Union of Cai Chien commune (Hai Ha), the model of a domestic waste incinerator… Many models have received positive feedback from residents and visitors; positively affect the awareness and social responsibility of people participating in environmental protection activities. Volunteers of Quan Lan commune (Van Don district) carried out the campaign “Let’s clean up the sea”, December 2019. Photo: Hoang Giang Strengthen handling of violations However, it should also be seen that, in environmental protection work in the province, there are still limitations, due to the lack of awareness and respect for the law of some units, organizations and individuals. Over the past time, the provincial functional forces have promptly detected, arrested and handled violations of the law on environmental protection, enhancing the efficiency of environmental management in the province. According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duy Dung, Head of the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Division (Provincial Police), there is still a situation in the province where a number of units and enterprises are engaged in industrial production, service case of violations of regulations on hazardous waste management; dumping waste not according to planning; transportation of materials without implementing environmental protection measures. In addition, there is illegal exploitation and recovery of land and sand, exploitation outside the licensed boundary; trading and transporting smuggled food that does not meet standards, especially during holidays and Tet. A seafood company in Ba Che was discovered and fined by the police force for discharging untreated wastewater into the environment. Photo taken in 2020. Most recently, on May 13, a unit specializing in large-scale ceramic production in the province was caught by the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department (Provincial Police) red-handed discharging waste causing environmental pollution. school. According to residents, for many years, the unit has regularly discharged waste into the common drainage system of residential areas. During production activities, the police force discovered that this company discharged wastewater in excess of the national technical regulations on industrial wastewater into the environment and did not collect hazardous waste in accordance with the law. the law. Immediately after that, the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Department advised the Provincial Police to issue a decision to impose a fine of VND 80 million and require the company to take measures to overcome the consequences of environmental pollution. Previously, in April, the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department also issued a decision to impose an administrative fine of VND 100 million on a construction company for discharging waste in an area not approved by the competent authority. browsing, polluting the environment. Practice scenarios to respond to oil spills in Ha Long Bay, October 2020. In addition to sanctioning violating units, Quang Ninh Provincial Police also requires businesses to overcome environmental pollution incidents. Statistics of the Provincial Police show that, from 2015 to now, the Provincial Police directly detected 1,678 cases against 130 organizations and 1,578 individuals; prosecuted and investigated 23 cases against 1 organization and 48 individuals for violating environmental laws; with a total fine of over 10 billion VND. Besides, the Inspector of Department of Natural Resources and Environment has also fined 109 organizations and individuals with a total amount of over 8.6 billion VND. It is the more drastic handling of environmental violations by the competent forces that has actively contributed to reducing and curbing environmental pollution, creating deterrence and raising awareness about environmental protection of the local authorities. units, enterprises, organizations and classes of people. Efforts are rewarded As a province with many risk factors for environmental pollution, in fact, it has suffered from environmental pollution in the previous period, but so far, with the drastic and right direction, Quang Ninh has achieved many achievements. positive effects from environmental protection. TKV focuses on investing, increasing the capacity of mine wastewater treatment stations, ensuring the standards of wastewater discharged into the environment. Resolution No. 12-NQ/TU, dated March 12, 2018 of the Provincial Party Executive Committee on environmental protection in the period 2018-2022 is considered as one of the guidelines for reflection in the implementation process. . In the 2016-2020 period, Quang Ninh province will continue to increase the concentration of resources for environmental protection. The state budget is arranged to increase annually, not less than 3% of the total state budget expenditure for environmental non-business activities, higher than the level prescribed by the Central Government of not less than 1% of the total expenditure of the local budget. Up to now, the targets on environmental protection under the Resolution have been achieved and exceeded by the province, creating a driving force for the province’s socio-economic development. Most notably, in 2019 and the past 2020, the Environmental Governance Index of Quang Ninh Province (including 3 component indexes: Seriousness in environmental protection, Air quality and Water quality) stands. 2/63 provinces and cities and is one of 8 indicators contributing to the ranking of the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index – PAPI of Quang Ninh province ranks 3rd in 2019 and 1st in 2020 on 63 provinces and cities in the country. Classification of hazardous waste and common waste at New Century Chemical Fiber Company, Cai Lan Industrial Park (Ha Long City). With many ways, innovative models to mobilize the participation of the people and the drastic protection of the environment, currently the proportion of urban solid waste in Quang Ninh that has been collected and treated hygienically is 950.5 tons/day, reaching 96.2%. The amount of solid waste in rural areas reached 70.7%, with the main treatment methods being hygienic burial and burning. The whole province currently has 6 concentrated solid waste treatment plants/zones with incineration technology (20 incinerators) and 5 localities are treating domestic waste by burial method. Industrial solid waste in the province is gradually decreasing in recent years with the trend of reuse and waste reduction. Currently, 91% of the total amount of hazardous waste generated has been treated by waste generators under contracts with units licensed by competent authorities; the remaining 9% of hazardous waste generated by new generation with a small volume is stored at the hazardous waste warehouse of that unit. The province has proposed many specific solutions and ways to reduce environmental pollution and drastically implemented it. Notably, the Nam Cau Trang Coal Selection Plant has stopped working since January 1, 2019, has completed the relocation of production and business facilities, manual lime kilns that cause environmental pollution or are unsuitable for use. in accordance with the planning (89/89 manual lime kilns, 77/77 manual brick kilns causing environmental pollution in the province); the percentage of concentrated industrial parks with standard wastewater treatment systems reaches 100%; the rate of hazardous waste and medical waste collected and treated reaches 100%. Moved 89/89 manual lime kilns in the province. Photo: Nguyen Thanh In addition, 100% of production, business and service establishments with wastewater discharge scale of 1,000m3/day or more, industrial parks in operation have installed automatic wastewater monitoring systems. and transmit data to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment… In order to realize the roadmap and goal of turning Quang Ninh into a “sustainably developed urban under the green growth model, adapting to climate change” requires the province to have a lot of work to do in the coming time. Quang Ninh province has and will continue to consistently implement the roadmap to transform the growth model from “brown” to “green” in a methodical manner, resolutely not trading the environment for economic growth. The province also needs to continue to strictly manage the environment and biodiversity; strictly handle organizations, businesses and people that violate the law on environmental protection. At the same time, focus on applying science and technology to treat wastewater and waste; environmental monitoring and environmental pollution control. Besides, the environmental restoration of polluted and degraded areas; Maintaining and improving the quality of the environment also needs attention. Most importantly, it is raising the awareness of complying with the provisions of the law on environmental protection and arousing the role of responsibility, the joint hand of the community to actively protect the environment to contribute to the improvement of environmental protection. capacity to adapt to climate change, for a green and safe future.

Burning rice straw often does not burn into flames, so there are many harmful gases in the smoke such as CO, CO2, SO2, NO2. Exhaust all toxic gas In 2020, the Hanoi People’s Committee issued Directive No. 15/CT-UBND on strengthening state management measures for the illegal burning of straw, crop by-products and other wastes in order to minimize the negative impact on the city environment. Prof. Dr. Hoang Xuan Co, Hanoi National University, said that now there are many researches and solutions to treat rice straw and limit post-harvest burning. However, the solutions need to be thoroughly researched, scientific and feasible. To solve the problem that needs to be studied to the end, we have had many studies such as converting tablets to burn, making mushrooms, and making manure. But the most basic is how to organize, where is the funding? Accordingly, from January 1, 2021, 100% of rice straw and crop by-products generated will be collected, reused or treated to meet environmental technical requirements; No more burning of straw, crop by-products and domestic solid waste in contravention of regulations in the city. However, at the beginning of June is the spring rice harvest of 2021, in many fields of the city, farmers continue to repeat the situation of burning straw. Typically in Soc Son district, people in communes: Phu Lo, Mai Dinh, Phu Cuong, Thanh Xuan, Tien Duoc… burn rice straw near Noi Bai International Airport, affecting the visibility of aircraft when taking off. , landing. Every year, the Northern Airport Authority must send an official dispatch to Soc Son district to take measures to prevent this situation. The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that the rate of burning straw in the spring crop is about 20%, higher than that of the crop. However, the actual number in districts is much larger such as: Thuong Tin, Thanh Oai accounted for 50%, Thach That 45%, Chuong My 37%, Thanh Tri 33%, Me Linh 30%, Soc Son 25. %… This situation not only causes traffic insecurity but also creates dust, smoke, greenhouse gas emissions, heat causing serious environmental pollution… Environmental experts analyze, burning rice straw often does not burn. As a result, the smoke contains many small dust particles and produces many harmful gases such as CO, CO2, SO2, NO2, affecting people’s health and increasing air pollution in the burning area as well as in the burning area. surrounding areas. Let straw not be a burden to the environment Prof. Dr. Pham Van Toan, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS), shared that in the past, rice straw was considered a multi-purpose by-product for Vietnamese farmers (using for cooking, roofing, animal feed, etc.). But when the farming industry thrives, rice production is increasing, the annual source of rice straw generated in Vietnam is very large (estimated at about 50 million tons/year), then the straw is redundant and becomes waste to be treated. According to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Vietnam currently burns more than 20 million tons of rice straw each year. Many localities have promoted the application of mechanization (straw roll machine) in the collection and transportation of straw. It is recommended that the application of biological products to treat rice straw after harvest into organic fertilizer for agriculture, contributing to minimizing environmental pollution. Facing the uncontrolled burning of straw in suburban districts, in the two years 2017 – 2018, Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment introduced to 19 districts in the city a model of using bio-products. Learn to process rice straw into organic fertilizer, and at the same time support 50% of the cost of probiotics for farmers. Dan Phuong district (Hanoi) has an area of ​​​​about 2,500 hectares of rice cultivation. Every year, it has to process 37.5 thousand tons of rice straw and agricultural by-products. After 3 years of implementing the model “Field without burning straw”, using biological products to compost straw into organic fertilizer in 9 communes for growing crops, until now, the situation of burning straw The field is almost nonexistent. According to Mr. Thieu Van Son – Chairman of Dan Phuong District Farmers’ Association, this solution brings “dual” benefits of both improving crop productivity and protecting people’s health. But unfortunately, after a short pilot period and narrow scope, the project ended, the localities were not interested in communicating about the long-term benefits to farmers, so the straw returned to the reluctant treatment. is dried, burned. Strictly handle the act of burning straw in violation of regulations The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has just sent a written request to the People’s Committees of the provinces and cities to direct the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Information and Communications, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities organize propaganda and mobilization to prevent people from spontaneously burning waste, burning rice straw and agricultural by-products after harvesting crops; assigned Farmers and Women’s Unions, Youth Union to organize for members, union members and farmer households to sign a commitment not to burn rice straw in the field. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment also suggested that provinces and cities need to develop projects and tasks to guide farmers to implement measures to maximize collection, treatment and thorough processing of by-products, post-harvested rice straw into useful products. At the same time, direct the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Environmental Police, and local authorities at district, ward, and commune levels to strengthen inspection and strictly handle the improper burning of waste and agricultural by-products after harvest; direct Traffic Inspectors and Traffic Police to inspect and strictly handle vehicles carrying soil, stones, construction materials, and daily-life solid waste that are not covered, causing environmental pollution.

Workers collect garbage in the quarantine area. Photo: CTC Worried waste collection workers Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic, garbage collectors are very concerned because the waste source has the potential to contain pathogens, especially in isolation and blockade areas. However, due to the nature of their work, environmental sanitation workers still have to perform this task. According to Mr. Tran Van Toan (environmental sanitation worker of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company Limited): “The COVID-19 epidemic broke out, we felt very worried, the nature of our work had to continue. come in contact with a lot of waste and can’t tell which ones contain pathogens. However, we are fully equipped with protective equipment and strictly adhere to epidemic prevention and control, so we are somewhat reassured.” Agreeing, Ms. PTT (a garbage collector in Tan Phu district) shared: “With the current epidemic situation, many people don’t even dare to go out, let alone access the isolation and collection areas. garbage, because it’s really hard to know where there are infected people. However, sanitation workers like us, if they don’t do it, they won’t have a source of income to take care of their families. We hope that we will be given priority to vaccinate against COVID-19 to help alleviate some worries.” There is a risk of disease transmission from medical waste Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company Limited (CITENCO) is the unit that collects and transports medical waste and waste at hospitals, isolation areas for treatment of COVID-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City. and isolation areas, blockade areas established under the decision of the People’s Committees of districts in the city. According to experts, in isolated and isolated areas, the waste that is often at risk of infection is hazardous medical waste. For workers who collect, transport and process this type of waste, there is also a high risk of infection. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung, Chairman of the Vietnam Built Environment Association, commented: The collection, transportation and treatment of waste in isolation areas, field hospitals and COVID-19 patients’ blockade It is necessary to strictly follow the instructions and regulations on environmental safety and hygiene. Sanitation workers who collect and transport this type of waste, if not properly protected, are likely to be infected with disease. “The waste in the isolation area, this field hospital is mixed with household waste and medical waste, including hazardous waste such as bandages, medicine, patient waste… Especially, viruses. can be transmitted in the air and remain on the surface of the object for a certain time,” Dung said. Also according to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung, environmental sanitation workers who collect, transport and process various types of waste are very susceptible to exposure. Therefore, they need to be equipped with safe and appropriate working tools, and should enjoy appropriate protection and remuneration. “In my opinion, first of all, they should be given priority to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent disease,” said Dr. Proposal to prioritize vaccination for garbage collectors According to a representative of CITENCO, currently all medical waste in hospitals, centers and polyclinics is collected and treated by the company according to the strict process of hazardous waste. During the outbreak of COVID-19, the company was directed by the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to be in charge of collecting domestic waste in the isolation area for patients infected with COVID-19. To ensure the safety of workers during the process of collecting, transporting and treating wastes that may contain COVID-19, CITENCO proposes to the City People’s Committee and the Department of Health to give priority to public officials and employees. The company is participating in the collection and transportation of waste vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. “The recommended vaccination cases include the staff directly managing and directing the company’s epidemic prevention and control; workers and drivers who directly collect, transport and treat wastes that may contain COVID-19, medical waste, domestic waste, and cremation; workers often come into contact with people,” said the representative. In Hanoi, Mr. Nguyen Huu Tien, General Director of Hanoi Urban Environment One Member Limited Liability Company (URENCO), also said: The company has sent a written request to the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. The Hanoi Department of Health considers and creates favorable conditions for the company’s officers and employees to be given priority to vaccinate against COVID-19. Hazardous waste is strictly handled According to CITENCO, the collection, transportation and treatment of medical waste are carried out by the company according to a very strict process, ensuring the safety of workers and preventing the spread of disease to the outside. The workers are equipped with protective gear that meets the standards of the medical industry. Accordingly, the waste is sealed in a special yellow container or bag, labeled with a warning of the risk of infection. Garbage before being collected to put on specialized transport vehicles (closed containers) is sprayed with disinfectant. Waste when transported to Dong Thanh waste treatment site (Hoc Mon district) continues to spray disinfectant again before being processed by high-temperature combustion technology. After burning, waste must be solidified and buried in a safe landfill dedicated to hazardous waste.

The cooperation between Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup will accelerate the implementation of the Interceptor system to clean 15 rivers globally. Accordingly, the two sides will coordinate to deploy a system to collect plastic waste and clean up 15 rivers around the world within the next 18 months, including the introduction and application of a semi-automatic river sanitation solution using The Ocean Cleanup’s Solar Interceptor. The two sides also called for the attention and action of industries and individuals around the world to solve the problem of plastic waste, prevent plastic waste from entering the ocean, thereby protecting the ecosystem. species and water resources. Boyan Slat, founder and CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, said: “The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to remove plastic waste from the oceans. With 1,000 rivers carrying nearly 80% of plastic waste directly into the sea, this problem is becoming more and more serious. This is also the reason why we are always looking for solutions to speed up the implementation of the program. Among the waste we collect are many plastic bottles, including Coca-Cola products, so we appreciate that Coca-Cola is the first company to accompany The Ocean Cleanup. This is also an action program in Coca-Cola’s grand strategy to create a positive impact, contributing to solving the global plastic pollution problem.” James Quincey, President and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company said: “As a global company, we work hard to ensure that all the materials we use for packaging are collected and recycled, and will not become waste. We support The Ocean Cleanup and its technological solutions to protect the ocean ecosystem and also contribute to the conservation of our water resources.”

On the Peak, the first crest in the Nguyen Dynasty’s Nine Peaks is engraved with the image of “Agarwood”, meaning agarwood tree. Not only providing aromatherapy, frankincense is also a valuable medicine. According to Oriental medicine, agarwood has aroma, spicy, bitter, warm properties, attributed to the kidney, spleen, and taste meridians. On the occasion of the peak, the second peak in the Nine Dinhs engraved with the image of “Ky Nam” is agarwood, the highest quality and extremely rare agarwood. In Eastern medicine, the male period has similar properties and uses as frankincense. The top chapter, the third crest is engraved with the image of “Cardade” which is the nutmeg tree, the fruit of which is used medicinally. In Eastern medicine, nutmeg has a spicy and warm taste, referring to the business of the spleen and stomach. Anh Dinh, the fourth top is engraved with the image of “To Tu”, which is a fenugreek, a precious medicinal plant whose resin is used as medicine. According to Oriental medicine, tofu has a sweet, spicy, warm nature, attributed to the Pi and Taste. On the top of the UK, there is an image of “Ut Kim” which is a turmeric plant, a tuber that is used both as a spice and as a medicine. In Eastern medicine, turmeric is cool, spicy, slightly bitter, referred to in the canon, mind, and waste. At the summit, the 5th peak is engraved with the image of “Cinnamon” which is a cinnamon tree, a species of tree grown to exploit bark and wood with many uses such as spices, medicinal herbs, handicrafts… In Oriental medicine, cinnamon has properties. Warm, sweet taste, referred to the mind. The 6th peak is engraved with the image of “Sac-mac”, that is, a tree with seeds used as spices, leaves, seeds and fruits used as medicinal herbs in traditional medicine. In Eastern medicine, the sa nun has aroma, spicy taste, and warmth, which is attributed to the spleen, taste and kidney. Tuyen Dinh, the 7th top is engraved with the image of “Ba” which is a cypress tree, a plant that is both grown as an ornamental and a multi-use medicinal herb. In Eastern medicine, cypress cypress has a bitter taste, a bit cold, and is referred to as the heart, can and colon meridians. On Tuyen Peak, there is also an image of “Kuong” which is a ginger plant, a plant grown for its roots as a spice or medicine. In Oriental medicine, ginger has a spicy taste, a pungent aroma, a hot character, and is referred to as the mind, waste, spleen, and taste. For example, the 8th crest is engraved with the image of “Phu Luu” which is a betel tree, a tree grown for its leaves, closely associated with the Vietnamese custom of eating betel nut, and is also a medicinal plant. In Eastern medicine, betel nut is spicy, warm, and referred to as business waste, spleen, and taste. On the top of the hill, there is also an image of “Tzu” which is a perilla tree, a shrub with purple leaves, used as a spice and medicine. According to Oriental medicine, perilla has a spicy taste, warm nature, and is attributed to the business waste and spleen. Huyen Dinh, the last peak in the Nguyen Dynasty’s Cuu Dinh, has the image of “Nam ginseng” which is Ta ginseng, a precious medicinal herb of Vietnam. According to Oriental medicine, male ginseng has a sweet taste and is average, and is referred to as business waste and spleen. On the top of Huyen Dinh, there is also an image of “Math” which is a garlic plant, both a spice and a very useful medicinal plant. According to Oriental medicine, garlic has a spicy taste, is temperate, and is attributed to the business of spleen, taste and waste. Invite readers to watch the video: Hue – The Shadow of Kinh Do Xua | VTV Travel.

Therefore, in order to control plastic waste, Ho Chi Minh City has launched a plan to strengthen the management, reuse, recycling, treatment and reduction of plastic waste in HCMC. Prioritize recycling of plastic waste One of the solutions to reduce plastic waste is to organize the classification, collection, reuse, recycling and treatment of plastic waste. Accordingly, Ho Chi Minh City will promote the classification of domestic solid waste at source in accordance with the direction and direction of the City People’s Committee. It also encourages the separation of waste at source for plastic waste separately from other types of waste. Thereby, helping to make reuse and recycling activities more profitable and economic. HCMC will promote the separation of domestic solid waste at source. Photo: CN In addition, Ho Chi Minh City encourages the classification of plastic waste mixed in domestic solid waste at transfer stations, or domestic solid waste treatment plants and prioritizes transferring plastic waste to recycling units. use, recycle function. In case plastic waste is no longer able to be reused or recycled, other appropriate and effective treatment solutions should be implemented. Ho Chi Minh City will also organize the implementation of technical solutions or movements and campaigns to collect solid waste, plastic waste in public places, vacant land, rivers, canals, canals… in the area. . In addition, mechanisms and policies will be developed to encourage, give incentives and support to organizations and individuals that collect, reuse and recycle plastic waste and for production facilities. recycled, environmentally friendly products to replace difficult-to-biodegrade plastic packaging and disposable plastic products, etc. Minimize the use of non-biodegradable packaging The habit of using single-use plastic and nylon bags may bring convenience to people, but it is a big polluter for the environment. Therefore, one of the plans of Ho Chi Minh City is to minimize and proceed to not use non-biodegradable plastic packaging, single-use plastic products in all daily activities of administrative agencies. the state, non-business units, unions, schools, medical facilities, people… in the city. In addition, the city will review and assess the current status of plastic waste generated in the area, thereby proposing appropriate and effective solutions in managing and minimizing plastic waste in the area. The city will also continue to mobilize and urge the system of supermarkets, trade centers, convenience stores, people’s markets … in the area to strive to fulfill the targets set by the city. Specifically, the system of supermarkets, commercial centers, markets, convenience stores, bookstores, etc. have forms of encouraging consumers to bring bags when shopping, limiting or not giving free plastic bags. for consumers. Towards charging for bags and packaging of goods for consumers who need to use them when they do not bring bags when shopping… Convenience stores, food stores… have a discount policy, accumulate points for customers who bring products to store, store goods, food, drinks… Strengthening handling of the act of dumping plastic waste in public places Ho Chi Minh City will inspect and handle violations of environmental hygiene, indiscriminately disposing of waste and plastic waste in public places in the area according to regulations. At the same time, inspect and handle violations of environmental protection lease, value-added tax, corporate income tax… in the activities of importing, manufacturing, distributing, and trading in packaging. non-biodegradable plastic and disposable plastic products, recycled products, environmentally friendly and activities to reuse and recycle plastic waste in the city.

The key to the success of seaweed farming is its growing commercial potential. Illustration: sciencefriday. A new study argues that growing a sufficient number of green seaweeds can help reduce pollution, absorbing most of the harmful waste. The study’s co-author, Phoebe Racine, said the thesis was just an early idea and implementation would take time, but given the lack of progress in other aspects, “there was no other option.” in addition to considering alternative methods”. Racine, a researcher at the University of California at Santa Barbara, says growing a variety of seaweed species in less than 1 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s waters could help the United States meet pollution reduction goals that are already out of reach. . She and her colleagues mapped the suitable area for seaweed cultivation in the Gulf, and the suitable area could be more than 38,500 square kilometers. The Gulf of Mexico is being choked with agricultural and municipal waste. In May 2019, the Mississippi River discharged an average of more than 5,000 tons of nitrates and 800 tons of phosphorus into the Gulf of Mexico, the highest levels in 40 years. These excess nutrients from farm fertilizers and animal waste in the Midwest robs the oceans of oxygen off the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, fueling toxic algae blooms that have led to the so-called “dead zone”. Eutrophication (also known as eutrophication) is when there are too many nutrients in the pond/lake such as nitrate, phosphorus, which exceed the self-regulating capacity of the pond/lake, causing dense growth of plant and animal death due to lack of oxygen. To environmental experts, this problem seems intractable. Called eutrophication, dead zones are proliferating all over the world. There are more than 700 coastal areas worldwide that are “dead zones” or negatively impacted by currents. While the United States bears the bulk of agricultural waste, municipal wastewater is the main culprit in South America, Asia, and Africa. Annually, they cause economic losses of $3.4 billion in Europe and the United States alone by affecting tourism and fishing resources; while reducing property values, water treatment and adverse health effects. Over the past 10 years, 85 communities in the United States have spent a total of more than $1 billion to prevent or treat toxic algal blooms. Among the hardest hit areas is at the mouth of the Mississippi River, where the continued discharge of domestic waste from the heart of the United States has destroyed the local seafood and tourism industries. The Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico, carrying fertilizer and livestock waste from Midwestern farms. Photo: Bloomberg. Growing seaweed is considered as one of the green solutions to solve this problem. Seaweed farming dates back to 1,700 years ago in China. Today, countries like Indonesia and the Philippines, along with China and South Korea, lead the world in this area. In South Korea, where aquaculture has grown by 300% in the past 30 years, an intensive effort has proven its usefulness as a waste reduction tool. According to one study, farms that grow three major seaweed species and two shellfish species (all filter feeds without additional feed) accounted for 5.7% of carbon dioxide and 8.6% of carbon dioxide emissions. nitrogen emissions from all wastewater treatment plants in Korea. The key to the success of seaweed farming is its growing commercial potential. These aquatic plants can absorb excess nitrogen and phosphorus, turning it not only into food for humans, but also expanding a range of other commercial uses. The most commonly grown seaweeds include red or brown algae or algae. Some are used to make culinary thickeners or jellies for culturing bacteria in the lab. Others are dried into sheets for sushi rolls. While sugar kelp can be used as a sweetener, kelp is also used in toothpaste, shampoo, frozen foods, and even pharmaceuticals. Making seaweed farms profitable will be an important consideration to promote them as an agricultural and municipal waste treatment solution. Asia currently has a very strong demand for seaweed. Human consumption, which includes everything from sushi rolls to broths to salads, is the largest market for harvested seaweed. But growing demand can also be seen in the cosmetic and fertilizer industries, as well as aquafeeds. However, mass aquaculture faces a number of significant obstacles, particularly its labor-intensive nature. Globally, the demand for seaweed is forecast to double to $30 billion by 2025. However, in the United States, the seaweed market is relatively small. Gretchen Grebe, an aquaculture scientist at the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, says seaweed farming in the US is largely “in the R&D phase.” “Using seaweed farming to remediate any large amounts of nutrient pollution would require significant expansion — the current scale of farming wouldn’t even matter,” says Grebe. In the United States, states have different regulations regarding aquaculture licensing. While it’s relatively easy to get a seaweed farm permit in Maine and Alaska, in California it requires meeting a stack of overlapping regulations. Bailey Moritz, Program Manager of the World Wildlife Fund, said: “Offshore activities hold promise. Our goal is to see seaweed growth that will have meaningful impacts [đối với sự suy giảm chất dinh dưỡng], and scale is needed for that.” But large-scale offshore seaweed farming is still at least a decade away from taking place in the US, and only when biofuels, bioplastics and animal feed are generated enough. need. Seaweed holds great promise, Grebe said, but scientists are quick to point out that the main driver is the imperative to reduce watershed waste inputs. “We are asking a lot of seaweed farmers to treat the nutritional waste that we dump into the Gulf,” she concludes.

Planting trees: Not only sun protection for the house, trees also have decorative uses. Small houses and apartment buildings can grow vines on the walls, balconies, railings, and windows to shade the sun. In addition, you can decorate small pots/pots of plants in the house. Close the door when the sun is hot, open the door when the sun is off: When the sun is hot, don’t open the door because the heat from the outside can affect the inside of the house. When the sun is out, open the windows and doors to let in the natural wind to both cool the house and blow away the polluted air inside the house. Design 2 windows in 1 room: Nowadays, house designs always prioritize installing 2 windows in 1 room. This way we can create conditions for natural wind to circulate in the house. The outside wind blowing in at one door will blow the dirty indoor air out at the other door. This way both combats heat and cleans the indoor air. Keep the house clean and airy: Keeping the house clean is also a way to fight the heat. Besides, every time you clean the house, you should remove unnecessary items. This will make the house more airy and prevent heat accumulation. Attention curtain: Curtains are considered as the second layer to block sunlight and heat after windows or doors. This anti-heat solution is considered extremely effective and very easy to apply. Using an exhaust fan: The ventilation fan has a significant difference because this electrical device is constructed with a motor that rotates in the opposite direction to help draw air to the outside. The fan is suitable for all rooms in the house. Using insulating film: On the market today, there are many types of specialized insulation films. This type of film has a fairly effective insulation effect, so you can use it to stick on glass doors instead of curtains. Limit heat emission: When used, electronic devices will emit a certain amount of heat, thereby increasing the room temperature. Therefore, it is necessary to rationalize the use of electronic devices. For example, when leaving the house you should turn off the fan, turn off the air conditioner; do not turn on the kettle, the iron is in the air-conditioned room. Invite readers to watch the video: Unique yearbook photos. Source: News VTV24.

Try turning off wifi, not staring at your phone anymore, and you will find that real life has much more to explore than the virtual world. This is also a way for you to spend your full time relaxing, avoiding useless messages, and also avoiding surfing Facebook or Instagram, watching pictures of other people hanging out and sighing because… jealous. (Photo: Pinterest) Holidays, people rush to travel, the city becomes more spacious, quiet and evokes more emotions. Take advantage of this peace to slow down and enjoy. Be with family A day you work 8 hours, come home sometimes still plugged into the phone, computer should be honest to say that the quality time you spend with family and loved ones every day is not much. Therefore, a 3- or 4-day holiday is not too long, but it is also an opportunity for you to put all your work aside and take care of your loved ones. Time for them is simply having breakfast together slowly, sipping coffee together, talking about life, hobbies… (Photo: Pinterest) Watch movie If in case you are unable to travel due to personal work or any other reason during this holiday of April 30, film practice is also a super interesting thing to experience. There are many different forms of watching movies, you can go to theaters to enjoy blockbusters. In case you don’t like crowded places but love watching old movies, you can relax alone in a cozy room. Each method brings different feelings, all in all helping you to have an enjoyable April 30 holiday at home. (Photo: Pinterest) Explore the city you live in This is the ideal opportunity for you to schedule a visit to places you have never visited in your city. Every locality, province and city in the whole country of Vietnam is a great tourist destination with mountains, sea, scenic spots, historical sites. (Photo: Pinterest) Therefore, if you are wondering what to do on April 30 without traveling, what to do to avoid boredom, you should plan to visit around the place you live. This will help you have a more enjoyable long vacation without having to move too much, as well as save time and money. Above all, it helps you better understand the place where every day you open your eyes, you can see but don’t have time to feel. Clean and decorate the house During the 4 days of public holidays April 30 – May 1, you have watched all the movies, gone to all the local destinations, went out, went out to eat… and still have a lot of time not knowing what to do to avoid bored . Think about renewing your own home or bedroom, or planting more trees to bring new life to the house. (Photo: Pinterest) This is also a way for you to slow down, reflect on life and feel the many peaceful pleasures of life.

Illustration. https://tinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn In a statement released alongside a major new report, the Paris-based organization said achieving the net zero emissions target “Net Zero” would require an “unprecedented transformation”. about how energy is produced, transported and used globally”. In a clear indication of the amount of work that needs to be done, the IEA report said existing commitments fell “far below what is needed to achieve net-zero global emissions by”. year 2050″. According to the IEA’s roadmap to achieve Net Zero by 2050, more than 400 “milestones” will need to be crossed. These include phasing out new fossil fuel sales by 2025 and ending sales of internal combustion engine cars by 2035. In addition, there should be no “investment in new fossil fuel supply projects, and no further final investment decisions for new coal plants”. Preliminary figures from the US Energy Information Administration show that: The share of natural gas and coal in utility-scale power generation in 2020 is 40.3% and 19.3%, respectively. . According to the IEA scenario, solar and wind photovoltaic will become the leading source of electricity for the planet before the end of the decade, accounting for nearly 70% of electricity production by 2050. According to the IEA’s roadmap, solar energy will become “the largest source of total energy on the planet” by the middle of this century. In contrast, fossil fuels will see their market share “fall from almost four-fifths of total energy supply today to more than one-fifth.” Employment in the clean energy sector will increase by 14 million people in the period to 2030, while the role in the oil and gas and coal sectors will decrease by about 5 million people. “Our roadmap shows the priority actions needed today to ensure that the opportunity for net zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but still attainable,” said Fatih Birol, CEO. of the IEA, said in a statement. “The scale and speed of the efforts required by this important and formidable goal, our best chance of tackling climate change and limiting global warming to 1.5 °C makes this perhaps the biggest challenge humanity has ever faced,” added Birol. Cutting anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions to Net zero by 2050 is considered critical once the 1.5°C target is reached. Later this year, the COP26 summit will take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow. This is seen as a hugely important event, with many hoping it will act as a catalyst for governments to step up their climate ambitions to achieve the goals set out in the Paris Agreement. . The reality shows how challenging the IEA’s roadmap is. As energy companies are still discovering new oil fields, while in countries like the United States fossil fuels continue to play an important role in electricity generation. https://tinhtexaydung.petrotimes.vn

Thanh Nien Street (Tay Ho District, Hanoi) is one of the spots along the West Lake with a lot of people flocking to watch the sunset, on the afternoon of May 9. At this time, the weather is very beautiful, the sun is golden like honey, the air is cool, the temperature is only from 27 to 28 degrees Celsius. Every time the weather is so favorable, West Lake is the destination of many people in the capital. The time when the sun disappeared was 18:15, but nearly an hour before, the beautiful locations here were full. In the meantime, many couples give each other affection. People wear masks, people take off temporarily to take pictures. Some people think that in a crowded place like this, if you only need to leave your face for a few minutes, the risk of spreading the disease can still happen. Pham Thi Ngoc Mai and Tran Thi Thuy, final year students at Hanoi National University of Education, often invite each other to the West Lake to play, especially on weekend afternoons. Because there is only one angle to capture the model’s sun-kissed hand, the photography team Tu Moc jostled in a straight line to compose. Tu said that he often composes landscapes. As for his friends, there are photographers who practice services, taking advantage of the Covid-19 epidemic days to come here to take pictures. A girl while riding an exercise bike in the afternoon also poses for a photo and still wears a mask. Many people sat around waiting for the sun to be as red as an egg before starting to take pictures. Nguyen Thi Tam and Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung said they enjoyed taking pictures even though they only had phones to compose. Thuy Dung shared the beautiful weather without going out to play is a waste. The two girls struggled to take pictures with their phones in many ways but still couldn’t balance the brightness of their faces and the golden glow of the sunset. Then, they had to go back to take pictures. On Thanh Nien Street, many passersby saw the beautiful scenery and stopped to take pictures. The seller said: “Weekend afternoons are the most crowded because students and working people have the day off”. Tran Quang Khai took his wife and children to watch the sunset. Because he ran out of space for motorbikes, he took off his helmet and the whole family sat on the car on the sidewalk to take advantage of video recording. He said that his house is only a few hundred meters away, although he has witnessed the beautiful scenery on the West Lake many times, he has always been interested in composing. A section of Thanh Nien road was congested because many motorbikes parked on the roadside holding up their phones to take pictures. Couples freely act out love scenes with golden scenes as the sun gradually disappears. Oanh and Diem still adhered to wearing masks while taking a picture of raising their hands to catch the sun before the moment the “egg” dropped from the horizon.

Recently, Beck received many ads from Tinder about premium service. Beck has never paid for a dating app. He thinks paying £14.59 a month is an unreasonable price. “I just turned 28. Sometimes I wonder if I’m being charged more than young people. If you’re single at 28, do the tech giants know that many people are so scared that they might pay any price to get a date?”, Beck told The Guardian . Dating apps, make friends quite popular with young people in recent years. Photo: Ties. Beck conducted a survey with friends, relatives, and community groups and asked them to submit screenshots of the prices they pay for using dating apps. In the group of respondents who responded, there was a clear difference. Those over 30 will be charged £27.49-29.49/month, while the rest of the users only have to pay £13.99-14.49. Tinder isn’t the only dating app with paid services. Many other platforms also launch similar features besides the free version to expand the scope of searching for love for users. For example, Bumble asks members to pay £14.99/month for Bumble Boost to give them access to unlimited “swipe” (showing interest in someone) mode. With the Bumble Premium plan (£32.99/month), users can see who has liked them. This functionality is similar on the premium service of Coffee Meets Bagel (£34/month). In addition, they will also receive a large amount of information about other people such as recent activity history. Pay to find love Sophie Thomas, a dating and love expert, says everyone should buy an upgraded feature. “You can absolutely meet your ideal person by using free services. However, if you’re really serious about the big milestone in your life, it’s also a good thing to invest in dating,” says Thomas. According to Thomas, paying a fee helps users get better search engines, which can save time and effort. “Getting to know someone takes a long time, so you shouldn’t be in a hurry to make friends with a stranger. Once you’re happy with an app, buy a long-term subscription to access dating opportunities until you find the right one,” she added. James Preece, podcast host Love Machine , agree with this statement. However, he argues that it’s not simply paying more to get better results. If the profile, photos, and messages are bad, the person will still get the desired results. “If the record is good, unlocking extras can boost your chances. Some of the premium functions like on Bumble allow you to use more filters when searching. That can help you get quality ‘matches’,” Preece said. The premium features of the dating app bring unlimited modes to users. Photo: Timesnext. Besides those who agree, many argue that paying a large amount of money to find love is a waste. Kate Mansfield (from London, UK), relationship expert, is among the naysayers. According to her, people who are confident, love themselves, know what they want, will not waste money on matchmaking services or an upgrade of a dating app. They can take advantage of free platforms and find their ideal lover. “You think paying for a premium service is the right thing to do, but you’re wrong. Because you will waste it being in a group of people who are struggling with love and dating,” Mansfield asserts. Instead of using a paid app, Mansfield advises: “Invest in yourself more like attending training courses, therapy to help us be in the best position. Then use the free versions of Tinder, Hinge or Bumble to find love.”

Research on recycling solar batteries contributes to boosting the weekly economy in Vietnam (Source: Internet). Solar power is an inevitable trend According to Decision No. 2068/QD-TTg issued by the Prime Minister on November 25, 2015 approving Vietnam’s renewable energy development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2050, electricity produced from Solar power will reach about 35.4 billion kWh by 2030 and increase to 210 billion kWh by 2050. According to the Institute of Energy (Ministry of Industry and Trade), on average, a solar power source with a capacity of 1 MWp will generate nearly 70 tons of waste after about 20-25 years from the date the source starts generating electricity. Thus, according to forecasts, the amount of waste from these solar panels can reach millions of tons. Nguyen Van Hoi – Director of the Institute for Industry and Trade Policy and Strategy Research (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said that solar power is an inevitable trend of Vietnam’s energy industry, bringing many benefits to economic development. – society of the country and play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In Resolution No. 55-NQ/TW on orientation of Vietnam’s national energy development strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045, it is clear that it is necessary to develop synchronously, rationally and diversify types of energy. quality, prioritizing the exploitation, exhaustive and efficient use of renewable energy, new energy and clean energy; Use energy economically, efficiently, and protect the environment. Mr. Hoi said that the promotion of renewable energy development should be placed in the overall context of solutions, especially in the treatment of waste from the development of this energy source. Solar battery recycling solution Talking about the experience of processing and recycling solar panels of countries around the world, Mr. Dao Tran Nhan – Economic and Trade Advisory Association (VICETA) said, the Korean Government has issued new law “Extended Manufacturer Liability Program to take effect from 2023”. Accordingly, the Korean Government requires domestic manufacturers and importers to pay a recycling fee, which is expected to be US$1.04/kg. Meanwhile, Switzerland takes advantage of materials and components that are still valid to use and destroys those that are no longer worth using, using solar panels as a source of raw materials for making electric vehicle batteries (such as automobiles). , motorcycle). Proposing solutions for processing and recycling solar panels in Vietnam, Mr. Dao Tran Nhan suggested: For the group of policy solutions, it is necessary to develop regulations on downtime and storage. or recycle solar panels and have clear binding regulations between the parties. For the group of technological solutions, it is necessary to develop specific standards and regulations for each type of battery and develop a regulation to monitor and control the quality of solar cells. In addition, it is necessary to have a mechanism to encourage recycling as well as to develop sanctions to punish violations according to regulations. Dr. Le Huy Khoi – Institute for Strategic and Policy Studies of Industry and Trade also offered some solutions. Firstly, it is necessary to strengthen the inspection, examination and supervision of the collection and treatment of expired batteries. Second, the environmental protection responsibilities of owners of production, business and service establishments must “collect, classify, store, treat and dispose of solid waste in accordance with the law”. Third, research, develop and soon form a construction environment management department to regulate and supervise the final management of solar panels. Fourth, develop mechanisms and introduce policies to encourage investment in building solar panel recycling plants in Vietnam. Fifth, there should be financial and credit mechanisms and policies to support businesses in a practical way. Sixth, strengthen propaganda on the awareness of using, collecting and recycling solar cells effectively. Experts agree that, for Vietnam, the volume of waste from solar panels is quite small compared to the leading countries, however, to ensure sustainable development, the State needs to study soon to have appropriate policy and mechanism related to the collection and treatment of waste from solar cells. From a circular economy perspective, this can become an opportunity for Vietnam to develop the solar cell recycling industry in the future.

The switch to electric vehicles will affect at least 178,000 jobs in the German auto industry. Photo: VNA Ifo’s research presents a number of potential challenges in the future as governments work to phase out diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles in favor of low-emissions, even zero-emission vehicles. waste. In a statement released alongside the report, Ifo said an estimated 75,000 workers in Germany’s car manufacturing sector will retire by the middle of the decade. But if by 2025, the production of cars powered by internal combustion engines falls to levels previously predicted under current emissions regulations, the switch to electric vehicles will affect little. 178,000 jobs in the German auto industry. This group, Ifo explained, would include workers manufacturing product groups directly or indirectly dependent on internal combustion engines, with 137,000 of these working directly in the auto industry. Ifo President Clemens Fuest described the transition to electric vehicles as a major challenge, especially for auto parts suppliers as midsize companies dominate the sector. . He assessed that it is important to maintain skilled jobs in the production of vehicles using internal combustion engines and electric vehicles without changing the industry structure. The report comes after the German federal government announced its ambition to have 7-10 million new registered electric vehicles in the country by the end of the decade. In January 2021, Germany’s road traffic regulator said sales of electric vehicles in Germany will be more than 194,000 units in 2020, a threefold increase from the previous year. Internationally, the European Commission has also expressed its desire to have at least 30 million zero-emissions cars on the road by 2030, as part of its “Smart and Sustainable Transport Strategy.” . According to the International Energy Agency, about 3 million new electric cars were registered last year, a record number and up 41% from 2019.

The bartender’s iced cocoa is one of the favorite drinks at Trong Duc Cocoa. Photo: T.Moc Each product has its own unique recipe. The interesting thing is that at the places selling these products, diners can also experience the actual experience when visiting and introducing the plants and product properties that they have used before. * Enjoy specialties at the garden The stop of Trong Duc Cocoa Co., Ltd (Dinh Quan) on the way to Suoi Mo Tourist Area (KDL) Suoi Mo (Tan Phu District) is about 7km from National Highway 20, where most of the restaurants stop. Tourist bus route at Suoi Mo KDL. The attraction of the stop is not only the purchase of cocoa products at the production site, but also the experience and discovery of the on-site cocoa garden with its characteristics, growth process, and production. cocoa fruit production. Efficiency from connecting products through travel From the fact of consuming nutritious and specialty drinks, it can be seen that, at present, tourism is one of the most effective channels to promote products for farmers. Therefore, in order to ensure the output of the product, in addition to the quality, the subjects and manufacturers must pay attention to the images, designs, and specific information on each product. Mr. Nguyen Ba Oanh, manager of Trong Duc Cocoa Co., Ltd. said that at present, the stopover has about 20 drinks made from cocoa. Recently, some new dishes have been researched and released to the market by the company, which are highly appreciated by diners after using such as tropical cocoa, iced cocoa, cocoa smoothie… These are water dishes. shop’s premium drink. In particular, many diners are quite impressed with the cocoa smoothie made from the flesh of the cocoa fruit, this smoothie has a sour taste and a lot of nutrition. Currently, Trong Duc Cocoa is continuing to research a number of new dishes made from cocoa fruit waste during cocoa processing at the factory of Trong Duc Cocoa Co., Ltd. In order to have these intensively processed products, the company must invite scientific researchers specializing in food to learn and process according to the recipe, ensuring the preservation of nutrients while still being safe for health. consumer health. Not only enjoying the drinks made from cocoa, if you have the opportunity to visit Tan Trieu pomelo village (Tan Binh commune, Vinh Cuu district), diners can also enjoy other interesting drinks. , is made from the main ingredient is grapefruit. As a famous restaurant and often very crowded on weekends, Tan Trieu pomelo village tourist attraction attracts visitors with pomelo village specialties such as pomelo salad, deep-fried pomelo peel… In addition to food and drinks at Tan pomelo village. The current dynasty is quite rich by dishes made from pomelos grown right on Tan Trieu land such as: pomelo smoothies, grapefruit juice, pomelo tea and especially recently, pomelo village also has more dishes that are very popular. Children’s favorite is grapefruit milk tea. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoang Lan (District 12, Ho Chi Minh City), a regular customer of grapefruit village, said that every time her family comes here, her family often orders dishes made from grapefruit, in which a drink is indispensable. like grapefruit juice or smoothies. However, the last time she visited, her daughter discovered that the menu had grapefruit milk tea, so she tried it and was quite interested in this strange but familiar taste. Ms. Lan said that the dishes of pomelo village are made from fresh ingredients. In which, there are drinks with their own flavor, different from smoothie shops in other places. Ms. Lan shared: “The pomelo village has never disappointed my family for many years. Whenever I have guests from afar, I often choose the pomelo village to bring people to because it is both delicious and comfortable to visit the garden and take souvenir photos.” * Drinking water from dragon fruit Dong Nai currently has over 1.1 thousand hectares of red flesh dragon fruit. Red flesh dragon fruit used to be the top specialty fruit in terms of income because there were 15-20 harvests a year. At the time of price, dragon fruit sold at the garden can be up to 50-60 thousand VND/kg. According to many documents, red flesh dragon fruit has high quality and economic value, the amount of water in dragon fruit accounts for 90% with vitamins and minerals beneficial to health. Dragon fruit mainly exports fresh fruit, so those that do not meet export standards are often sold in the domestic market at a cheap price. There are times, when dragon fruit hits the market, farmers are struggling when the fruit is ripe but cannot be sold. Product introduction booth of Anna Dragon Fruit Wine Facility (Unification District) Understanding the consumption demand as well as the nutritional value of dragon fruit, a number of businesses and individuals in the province have researched and processed drinks from dragon fruit. Up to now, Dong Nai province has begun to produce products from dragon fruit such as wine, syrup, dried dragon fruit… creating a stable output of fresh fruit. In which, the enterprise that is currently developing a product line of red dragon fruit syrup and smoothie – Long Kim Co., Ltd (Long Tan commune, Nhon Trach district). In order to have enough raw materials to process products to supply the market, in addition to the area of ​​dragon fruit in the province, the company has to buy raw materials for processing from many other provinces and cities for production. In order to have a stable source of raw materials, over the past time, this enterprise has built fruit consumption chains for farmers. Also from the fact of market supply, in 2018 Anna Dragon Fruit Wine Facility (Thong Nhat District) cooperated to purchase a number of non-exported dragon fruits to produce fermented red flesh dragon fruit juice. . When the product has been tested, ensuring safety criteria, Anna Dragon Fruit Wine Factory has successfully registered the exclusive Anna brand of fermented dragon fruit juice in Dong Nai. By 2019, Anna’s dragon fruit wine products participated in the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program and was recognized as having a 3-star standard. Ms. Le Kim Luan, owner of the Anna Dragon Fruit Wine Facility, said that to get the dragon fruit wine like today, it took her a lot of time to experiment with batches of wine. Every time she has a new batch, she invites customers to taste it to record their opinions and gradually perfect the recipe, ensuring both the taste and quality of the product. With the traditional manual production method, completely natural fermentation, the Anna dragon fruit wine has kept the taste and quality of this nutritious fruit. Sharing production experience, Ms. Kim Luan said that brewing this wine requires a lot of work. In particular, the stage of choosing raw materials will decide the product after making the right taste and quality. If the dragon fruit has a sour taste, the sweetness is not uniform, the processing process requires more meticulousness. Dragon fruit is fermented in large earthenware jars and usually takes 6 months to produce a good batch of wine.

Every ingredient from the cocoa fruit is turned into a processing ingredient. Photo: B.Nguyen In Dong Nai, many production models applying biotechnology to recycle waste into input materials for other production processes, minimizing the amount of waste discharged into the environment are gradually being replicated. * Green production At the forefront of the movement to turn harmful wastes in agricultural production into raw materials for processing into other high-value economic products are enterprises with large investment capital. Viet Farm Trading Co., Ltd chose to invest in Xuan Truong commune, Xuan Loc district because this is a thriving locality in livestock. Starting a business, the business mainly manufactures livestock equipment and designs and constructs livestock barn systems. The barn system designed by the company is fully automatic from the feeding system to collecting chicken manure, cooling system… In which, the enterprise is very interested in waste treatment so that it can earn money. money instead of having to spend a lot of money to treat this waste source. Mr. Tran Quang Tinh, Director of Viet Farm Trading Co., Ltd shared: “The enterprise has invested in an organic fertilizer factory with a capacity of 200 tons/day and signed contracts for waste treatment for a number of corporations. large foreign-invested livestock groups in Dong Nai. In particular, livestock waste is used as a raw material for the production of organic fertilizers, bringing high economic value. Production of organic fertilizers from livestock waste of Viet Farm Trading Company Limited (Xuan Loc District) The story of sustainable agricultural production in a closed chain that takes advantage of all agricultural wastes and by-products, without creating environmental pollution is being replicated in farmers’ production. In the past time, H. Vinh Cuu is promoting a program to mobilize and support farmers to apply probiotics as pesticides, organic fertilizers from domestic waste and waste in agricultural production with the goal of achieving the goal. reduce production costs, increase added value for key agricultural products, local strengths. Here, agricultural waste becomes a resource, a natural organic substance that can help plants grow. Ms. Bui Thi Thuy, a farmer in Vinh An Town (Vinh Cuu District), said that after participating in a number of local training courses on organic farming, she applied biotechnology. Make your own organic fertilizers and use probiotics to create biological products that kill insects. She has improved the productive land more and more fertile thanks to this method. “The natural production method I am doing makes full use of all agricultural waste such as manure and organic waste to make fertilizer for plants, so the cost is very low. I am trying to perfect the chain of cultivation and processing according to a closed process, using fruit trees grown in my home garden as raw materials to make handmade products that are both unique and environmentally friendly,” said Ms. Thuy. * Zero-waste processing Trong Duc Cocoa Co., Ltd (Dinh Quan) has cooperated with a group of Assoc., PhD students of the International University of Ho Chi Minh City to carry out research projects on processing foods and drinks of economic value. benefits from cocoa fruit waste products. New product lines under investment include: production of cookies and non-fried instant noodles supplemented with cocoa pod powder; production process of vegetarian sausage and pectin from cocoa powder; the production process of nutritious drink from cocoa fruit flesh… The highlight of these products is the use of raw materials such as waste from the skin, cocoa fruit flesh to process valuable foods. nutritional and economic. The above cooperation program is part of the common goal of the enterprise, which is to focus on investing in deep processing, constantly diversifying products and foods processed from cocoa fruit, especially from cocoa fruit waste to create profits. competitive advantage for products not only in the domestic market but also in export. Mr. Dang Truong Khanh, Director of Trong Duc Cocoa Co., Ltd. shared that the enterprise would like scientists to accompany in researching new products from cocoa fruit. In particular, high-value foods are processed from materials that are waste products in the production process, contributing to adding added value to cocoa trees. The most unique product line to mention is the specialty of cocoa wine that is brewed from the flesh of the previous cocoa fruit, which is discarded during the production process. With the same opinion, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Hung, representing a group of scientists from the International University of Ho Chi Minh City, said, diversifying many products from cocoa skin and flesh, which are waste products in the process. production process brings higher economic value. In particular, this is a product line that is beneficial to human health because it has higher antioxidants, meeting the demand for healthy food of today’s consumers. Research on these products is now almost completed and can be put into production immediately. However, the research team will continue to recalculate the production process and equipment. Hopefully, the cooperation of scientists and businesses will connect and bring more processed products to the market.

Design of a waste treatment line for the Vietnamese market with 3D technology at the Belgian company Menart. His work is part of the waste treatment project to make compost at the Residential and Industrial Solid Waste Treatment Area in Vinh Tan Commune, Vinh Cuu District, Dong Nai Province, which is carried out by Belgian company Menart and Co. Sonadezi Environment Joint Stock Company in Dong Nai province. Sharing with Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Belgium, Mr. Anthony said the design must be based on actual research and survey. He went to Vietnam and went to Dong Nai to review the field conditions at the place where the waste treatment plant will be built and then returned to Belgium, designed with 3D technology, the line will be installed to suit the conditions. Vietnam’s tropical climate. Some details are produced on-site by Menart company, others are sent to Vietnam for partners to do. The equipment will then be transported from Belgium to be assembled at a waste treatment plant for operation. Meanwhile, at the factory, Menart’s engineers are installing and testing waste sorting and composting equipment. This is the second production line that Menart is about to hand over to Sonadezi for deployment in Vietnam. In the equipment factory of the domestic waste treatment line of Menart Company, Belgium. Mr. Mot, an experienced technician, said that last year, he was sent by the company to Vietnam and to Dong Nai to prepare for the trial operation of the waste treatment plant. He stayed in Dong Nai for 6 months, with Vietnamese colleagues installing lines and training operators to prepare for the trial run of the plant in November 2020. Menart is a private company established in 1961 specializing in the design, construction and installation of equipment for organic fertilizer production and environmental protection waste treatment. With a team of highly qualified engineers and technicians, Menart provides equipment and solutions for many fields, especially environmental protection and clean agricultural production. Currently, Menart’s network of activities covers 60 countries on 4 continents including Asia, Europe, Africa and America. According to Ms. Bérengère Menart, General Director of Menart, the company has been working with Vietnam since the late 90s of the last century in the field of environment. In Vietnam, Menart provides equipment for waste treatment plants in Dong Nai, Soc Trang, Kon Tum, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Ha Nam provinces to turn waste into compost for agriculture. Waste sorting and treatment line manufactured by Menart company for Vietnam market. The composting waste treatment plant at the domestic and industrial solid waste treatment area in Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province is invested by Sonadezi Environment Joint Stock Company and also provided by Menart Company. device. The 7.1-hectare plant was put into trial operation late last year with a capacity of 450 tons/day, operating 8 hours/day. The operation process consists of 4 main stages: waste sorting, aerobic composting, ripening, and creating refined humus. About 80% of the organic waste received will be treated as compost; about 15% of inert waste after burning is buried in hygienic burial pits; About 5% of nylon bags are recovered, recycled and reused. Currently, Menart continues to complete the garbage sorting equipment, composting machines, rotary machines, and composting equipment to hand over to Sonadezi to serve the expansion of the Vinh Tan waste treatment plant. Ms. Bérengère Menart strongly believes in the prospect of cooperation in this field with Vietnam. She said: “Vietnamese people and local authorities will raise awareness of environmental protection, reduce the amount of untreated waste into the environment and thus contribute to improving the quality of life.” She affirmed and wished to continue expanding cooperation in technology transfer to Vietnamese partners in the fields of environment and agriculture. With projects implemented in Vietnam, Menart is contributing to the local government to solve the management and treatment of waste, a hot issue today, due to the rapid urbanization process.

Billionaire Elon Musk. (Photo: Bloomberg) “We are concerned about the increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, the largest emitter of all fuels,” Musk wrote on Twitter. 12/5. As the world’s largest digital currency by market capitalization, Bitcoin lost nearly 8% in value after Musk posted the above tweet, according to data from digital currency exchange Coinbase. “Digital currency is a good idea from many perspectives and we believe it has a promising future, but this should not come at a great cost to the environment,” Musk wrote. Tesla and SpaceX boss and ardent supporter of digital currencies and has created great excitement for this market this year, especially with Bitcoin and Dogecoin. Back in January, the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed when Musk named the coin in his tweet. The price continued to rise sharply after Tesla revealed that it bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and that people can use the coin to buy Tesla cars. As the price of Bitcoin continues to rise to new levels, environmental activists warn about the significant amount of fuel used to mine Bitcoin. The reason is that this operation requires the use of very powerful computers to verify Bitcoin transactions. Every year, Bitcoin mining uses as much electricity as the whole country of Argentina, according to estimates by Cambridge University. China accounts for 65% of global Bitcoin mining. That carbon footprint goes against Musk’s advocacy of clean energy. But he did not give up Bitcoin. In a tweet posted on May 12, he said that Tesla will not sell any Bitcoin and that Tesla intends to keep this currency to use for transactions “when Bitcoin mining becomes more environmentally friendly”. Musk also said that Tesla is looking for low-energy digital currencies.

Tesla stops trading in bitcoin. (Source: Forbes) On May 12, the world’s largest electric vehicle maker Tesla (USA) announced that it would stop using bitcoin in its car sales due to concerns about environmental issues. On his personal Twitter page, Tesla’s CEO, US billionaire Elon Musk wrote: “Tesla stopped using bitcoin to buy and sell cars. We are concerned about the use of bitcoins. fossil fuel for bitcoin mining and trading is increasing, especially coal – the worst emission fuel.” Tesla suggested that cryptocurrencies are a “good idea” with a “promising future” but “that cannot be achieved at a huge cost to the environment. Tesla emphasized that it will not sell “any bitcoin” but intends to use it for trading as soon as “bitcoin mining” transitions to more sustainable energies. This can be considered as a move to reverse the view of Elon Musk and Tesla, after facing criticism from environmentalists and investors. In the first quarter of this year, Tesla spent $1.5 billion buying bitcoin, then selling about 10% to bring in more than $100 million in profit. Immediately after the above announcement, the world’s largest digital currency lost more than 7% of its value and is trading at $52,669. In the Asian market, at one point bitcoin fell 17% to $45,700, its lowest level since March 1. Currently, this virtual currency has partially recovered to over $50,000. Bitcoin has a high level of security, appears and is distributed completely automatically based on algorithms and anyone can own it through deciphering mathematical equations and giving answers. dig.” To be able to earn bitcoins, “miners” will have to solve complex computational problems through a “miner” that consumes a lot of electricity. Researchers from the University of Cambridge (UK) believe that the total energy consumption of bitcoin mining in 2021 could reach 128 billion kWhm, accounting for 0.6% of the world’s total electricity production and high than electricity usage in Norway.

Toyota Cross HV operates in the inner city of big cities in Vietnam The picture of electrified vehicles in Vietnam At the seminar on electrified vehicles in Vietnam organized by Tien Phong newspaper, sharing about the picture of electric cars in the world and Vietnam, Expert Nguyen Trung Hieu – Head of Policy Planning Department TMV said: a unit that has the conditions to participate in the research and production of electric vehicles, we have a general view of the picture of electrified cars as follows: Firstly, from the 70s of the last century, when the gasoline crisis When oil broke out, car manufacturers were forced to find a new direction, which is to find a way to replace internal combustion engine fuel. Second is the factor of climate because internal combustion engines contribute to the cause. Therefore, global warming is caused by the third is the concentration of too many vehicles using internal combustion engines, which causes air pollution, and the fourth is that along with the development of society, the technological trend is a condition. necessary to contribute to the promotion of production. Therefore, since the 70s, car manufacturers have been looking for new directions in vehicles using clean energy.” When the chairperson asked the question, is the price an important issue affecting the development of electric vehicles in Vietnam? Mr. Nguyen Trung Hieu said: the general car price includes production costs and taxes. For electric vehicles, there is a discount on prices due to the decreasing price of batteries. The second is in terms of tax, currently the Vietnamese government has preferential treatment for electric vehicles. Therefore, the factors of usage habits and some other factors are the issues that need attention. Maybe in about 5-10 years, the electric vehicle market will be doubled, tripled and the price will decrease. Currently Toyota has a full range of models, but it is only a matter of when to launch to match the status and development potential of the country. To do this is a matter of policy. In general, the picture of electric vehicles is a story of national challenges, and seizing the opportunities is a national problem. Outstanding advantages of electrified vehicles Toyota Cross uses environmentally friendly electrified vehicle technology Toyota Vietnam and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) have cooperated, discussed and implemented a project to monitor and evaluate the performance of gasoline cars and hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles (Hybrid) in 4 areas. factors include Fuel Consumption, Emission Level, Safety and Driving Experience under real conditions. During the period from October 23, 2020 to December 23, 2020, with test conditions including actual roads, labs and test sites in peak hours, normal hours / ring roads , radial roads, inner city roads, one-way roads, research results show that the advantages of Hybrid cars are maximum fuel savings, low exhaust levels, smooth and powerful operation, and very smooth and quiet. In particular, Hybrid cars can save fuel and reduce CO2 emissions from 1.5 to 2 times compared to conventional cars, so they are very environmentally friendly. Why is the hybrid car line suitable for the current situation in Vietnam? Sharing about why hybrid cars are suitable for Vietnam’s current situation, Mr. Mai Ngoc Tuy, Head of Technical Service Department of Toyota Motor Vietnam said, firstly, with this model, we There is no need to change the user’s usage behavior. Because the way to use this car is like using an internal combustion engine car today. Second, there is no need to invest in infrastructure, which is extremely expensive. Third, if using hybrid cars, it will have less impact on socio-economic issues. Because if using this vehicle, the gasoline supply chain will not be affected and the problem of solving social jobs will not change.

Photo: Menart Anthony Romeo’s work at Menart is in the project of treating waste to make compost at the Industrial and Domestic Solid Waste Treatment Area, Vinh Tan Commune, Vinh Cuu District, Dong Nai Province. This project is implemented by Menart company together with Sonadezi Dong Nai Environment Joint Stock Company. According to Anthony, the design must be based on research and field research. He spent many field trips to examine the actual conditions to build a waste treatment plant and then returned to Belgium, doing design with 3D line technology. The installation is guaranteed to suit the tropical climate of Vietnam. Some details are produced by Menart on the spot, others are sent to Vietnam to request production. Then, the equipment is transported from Belgium to Vietnam, assembled at a waste treatment plant to operate. Meanwhile, at Menart’s manufacturing facility, the company’s engineers are installing and testing the waste sorting and composting equipment. This is the second line that Menart is about to hand over to Sonadezi for deployment in Vietnam. Mr. Mot, an experienced technician, said last year, he was sent to Dong Nai by the company to prepare for the trial operation of the waste treatment plant. He spent 6 months here with Vietnamese colleagues installing lines and training operations to prepare for the factory commissioning in November 2020. Menart is a private company established in 1961 specializing in the design, construction and installation of organic fertilizer production equipment, waste treatment to protect the environment. With a team of highly qualified engineers and technicians, Menart provides equipment and solutions for many fields, especially environmental protection and clean agricultural production. Currently, Menart’s network of operations covers 60 countries in 4 continents including Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Menart’s General Director affirmed his wish to continue expanding cooperation in technology transfer for Vietnamese partners in the field of environment and agriculture. (Photo: Menart) According to Ms. Bérengère Menart, General Director of Menart, the company has been working with Vietnam since the late 1990s in the environmental sector. In Vietnam, Menart supplies equipment for waste treatment plants in Dong Nai, Soc Trang, Kon Tum, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen and Ha Nam, to turn waste into compost for agriculture. The composting humus treatment plant at the domestic and industrial solid waste treatment area in Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province is invested by Sonadezi Environment Joint Stock Company and provided by Menart Company. device. The 7.1 ha factory was put into trial operation late last year with a capacity of 450 tons / day, operating 8 hours / day. The operating process consists of 4 main stages: waste classification, aerobic composting, maturation, creating refined humus. About 80% of organic waste received will be treated as compost; about 15% of inert waste, after burning, will be buried in hygienic burial holes; About 5% of nylon bags are recovered, recycled and reused. Inside the workshop (Photo: Menart) At present, Menart continues to complete waste sorting equipment, composting machines, cameras and composting equipment to hand over to Sonadezi to serve the expansion of Vinh Tan waste treatment plant. Ms. Bérengère Menart strongly believes in the prospect of cooperation in this field with Vietnam. “Vietnamese people and local authorities will raise awareness of environmental protection, reduce the amount of untreated waste to the environment, and thus contribute to improving the quality of life,” she said. She affirmed her desire to continue to expand cooperation in technology transfer to Vietnamese partners in the field of environment and agriculture. With projects deployed in Vietnam, Menart is contributing to the local government to solve the waste management and treatment, a hot issue today, due to the rapidly increasing urbanization process. Menart is continuing to complete waste sorting equipment, composting machines, cameras, and composting equipment to hand over to Sonadezi. (Photo: Menart) Quynh Hoa According to Vietnam News Agency

For human life today, toilets are extremely popular to serve the daily needs of each individual. However, under the Middle Ages, the aristocrats in Europe had a unique way of dealing with “sadness” in the context of not having toilets in the house. Specifically, hundreds of years ago, the aristocracy in some European countries used a ceramic vase named Bourdaloue when needed to go to the toilet. The Bourdaloue ceramic vase is designed with an oval shape. In addition to ceramic, it is also made of porcelain. Bourdaloue vases are sold in ceramic shops. Customers of the aristocracy often bought a few for home use. Accordingly, the Bourdaloue urns are placed in several rooms, including bedrooms for aristocrats to use at times of day. Unlike men, female aristocrats in Europe often wore spread-out dresses. Therefore, the noblewoman can use a skirt to hide the Bourdaloue vase inside while going to the toilet without losing her aesthetics. After use, the servant will take the Bourdaloue bottle to waste and clean it before placing it back in place. Thanks to the Bourdaloue vase, the aristocracy in ancient Europe was able to handle “sadness” in its own way. Later, the Bourdaloue vase no longer prevailed and gradually disappeared from society when the sanitary ware was invented. Invite readers to watch the video: Russia and Ukraine sign a new agreement on gas transportation to Europe. Source: THĐT 1.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the current situation of pollution of plastic and plastic waste in our country is very serious, the amount of plastic waste and plastic bags in Vietnam accounts for about 8-12% of the waste. domestic snake. The amount of plastic waste, plastic bags discharged increases year by year, causing serious harm to the ecological environment. Plastic is a compound made to last forever, yet up to 33% of all plastic items, such as water bottles, plastic bags and straws … are used only once and then discarded. According to experts’ calculations, plastic bottles of water have decomposition time after 450-1,000 years; straws (decomposes after 100-500 years), plastic cups (decomposes after 50-200 years), plastic bags / plastic bags (decomposes after 500-1,000 years), diapers / diapers (decomposes after 250 years) -500 years) … An Phu youth join hands to protect the environment Responding to the “Anti plastic waste” movement, all levels and branches in the province have implemented many practical activities. For the education and training sector, up to now, many units have built propaganda and coordination plans to disseminate at the unit, through regular meetings of unions; branch meetings, school council meetings, activities under the flag, extra-curricular activities, extracurricular activities … thereby raising awareness of staff, teachers, staff and students. Limiting the use of plastic waste to protect the environment. Many schools have combined to implement the movement “Small Plan” to collect plastic waste to sell scrap to help students in difficult circumstances. Through that, to educate students about environmental protection awareness and compassion. Many units, schools also collect plastic waste to recycle as school supplies and household activities. Many schools have organized movement activities: contests, skits … with the content “Anti plastic waste”, the risk of pollution of plastic and plastic bags in order to change behavior, proceed to eradicate the habit. Use hard-to-biodegradable plastic bags, single-use disposable plastic products. In order to contribute to sustainable environmental protection, the Department of Education and Training orientates schools to continue implementing education integrating environmental protection into the following subjects: ethics, nature – society, civic education, student study, geography … at appropriate extracurricular activities. Schools proceeded to arrange a separate plastic waste container with other types of waste in the unit for easy collection. On the other hand, educate the habit of restricting the use of plastic waste for members of the unit and students. Continuing to organize propaganda and mobilization of staff, teachers, staff and students to change their behaviors, habits of using disposable plastic products, hard-to-decompose plastic bags, contributing to minimizing pollution. environment, protecting human health and ecosystems. Extensive propaganda about the “Anti-plastic waste” movement for all staff, teachers, staff and students, and at the same time mobilizing relatives to “say no to plastic bags and used plastic products 1” times ”. Organize movements: contests, skits … to change, eventually give up the habit of using hard-to-biodegradable plastic bags, single-use hard-to-biodegradable plastic products. Implement education to integrate environmental protection contents into subjects: ethics, nature – society, civic education, biology, geography … into extracurricular activities suitable to each grade level. , each student object. Limiting the use of disposable plastic products that are difficult to decompose and actively looking for disposable plastic product alternatives in the activities of agencies and units. Encourage each officer, teacher and employee to uphold their sense of responsibility, actively participate in and organize anti-plastic waste activities with specific and practical initiatives and actions. Change habits, say no to disposable plastic products, plastic bags through shopping, living, working, daily labor; using environmentally friendly products instead. Actively participate in environmental protection activities in the place of residence by the smallest actions, such as: sorting, recycling, reusing waste, using raw materials, fuel …

The company describes it as looking like leather, giving the experience a soft and supple feel. Photo: adidas. Accordingly, Mylo is a material produced by mycelium. The fibers are linked together and can grow on the ground. They take less than 2 weeks to develop. Once finished, it can be dyed, manipulated and stitched like leather. This shoe model is renewed with a cream-colored upper body with 3 perforated stripes. The familiar green heel pad is replaced with the words “Mylo” and the branding logo. All are made of improved materials. The sole of the shoe is made of natural rubber. “This is a big step forward in our bold ambitions to help end plastic waste. As a brand we continue to explore the possibilities of material innovation,” said Amy Jones Vaterlaus – adidas spokesperson – said. adidas launches new version of Stan Smith made from mycelium. Photo: adidas. In its initiative to eliminate plastic waste, the German fashion brand made progress by the end of 2020 with more than 50% of its used polyester recycled. WWD that by 2024, the “giant’s” goal is to have 100% recycled polyester used in liquid products. The company also plans to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 (compared to 2017) and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Stan Smith is a shoe model named after the American tennis player. It has confirmed its place in fashion history with unique styling on adidas signature designs. Mylo is dyed to create products that look like real leather. Photo: adidas. How to restore Gucci shoes worth 680 USD Restoring expensive shoes takes many steps. In particular, the cleaning of the inside and the outer shell are important.

China’s Truong Chinh 5B missile was launched into space from April 29 New arena between America-China This week, the US and China have repeatedly debated over the warning that the remnants of the Chinese Truong Chinh 5B missile could fall back to Earth. While the US has criticized this as the result of irresponsibility and negligence and predicts serious consequences, China has countered that the West is overdoing and the impact of heavier missile remnants. The 20 tons falling back on Earth is nothing serious. Observing the latest incident, world commentators said that, even when the huge remnant of Truong Chinh 5B’s missile fell to the Earth and caused no consequences, the controversy related to the row. Space between China and America will not end either. On the contrary, this is just the opening for a new “arena” between the two leading economies in the world because they are spending sparingly to increase their presence in the universe. The more space we invest and build, the greater the amount of space waste will be, and the return of giant objects from space will no longer be uncommon. Just over last month, the Chinese National Aerospace Agency also kept an eye on a massive cosmic litter. In particular, the International Space Station (ISS) emits the largest space trash ever, which is the 2.9-ton base of 48 nickel-hydrogen panels. It is expected that the trash will spend 2 to 4 years floating in low Earth orbit before it burns into the atmosphere. The consequences of this discharge are not the same as the discharge of the remnants of the Truong Chinh 5B missile because the object of the Chinese missile weighs more than 20 tons, so it is difficult to burn out, leaving the large structure falling on Earth. However, as soon as the ISS station’s discharge was announced, the China Space News website immediately published an article warning the risk of a 2.9-ton retrograde waste block. “Pray for that waste block not to come back and hit the space station”, according to the article on this website. The problem of litter will be as bad as climate change The South China Post (SCMP) newspaper published this month indicated that China is tracking about 20,000 blocks of space waste, 50% more than a decade ago. ” In the end, the consequence may be that, even if there are no more people performing any more space activity, the total amount of cosmic waste will continue to increase, the door to human space will be completely blocked. – Mr. Feng Hao, an aerospace specialist in China, said Mr. Feng Hao, lead author of the report and his colleagues at the Beijing Institute of Space Systems Engineering, said that the situation of the rapid increase in the amount of waste in the orbit of the Earth is very alarming because that floating object can collide with each other. The scenario above will take place soon and worse when China and the US continue to compete in space. Both have ambitious plans to expand the space program over the next few years. Tens of thousands of satellites have been launched, a lot of large-scale infrastructure built in orbit from Earth to Moon. Feng estimates that by 2033, the geostationary orbit will be crowded, meaning that adding more satellites to orbit will lead to a chain collision. Space litter “could become the same important political issue as the current state of climate change,” said a Beijing-based scientist, who did not want to be identified. According to this scientist, when the important orbits do not have many gaps, tensions between Washington and Beijing, the two countries most active in aerospace operations, will become increasingly fierce. “Beijing may criticize Washington for its cosmic emissions, on the contrary, Washington will limit Beijing’s future space missions. This will cause a profound geopolitical impact, affecting all countries on Earth “, emphasized the anonymous expert. Furthermore, when the US-China confronts, international cooperation related to space waste disposal will inevitably be affected. Not to mention, the situation of sharing space waste tracking information between countries is still superficial, partly because the technology used in the universe is related to the military, so no country wants to share it clearly. . “You can imagine this situation as two people sitting in the front row scrambling for the steering wheel while the car is about to crash into the wall,” the Beijing expert explained. China launched the 5B Truong Chinh missile into space, carrying the first module of the Chinese-made Tian Cung space station, from April 29. This missile has a 1-core configuration for propulsion, so the size of this floor is very large. When completing the task of bringing the missile to, the separated core will be disabled and become a giant mass of cosmic trash. The problem is this trash is spinning in uncontrollable Earth orbit. Expected to fall to Earth as early as today (May 8).

Squeezing on top of a decommissioned volcano in northern Nevada, workers are preparing to blast and dig holes to mine the first large-scale lithium mine in the United States in more than a decade. According to the New York Times, Lithium is an essential ingredient in the manufacture of electric car batteries and renewable energy. This lithium mine was built on federal rental land and promises to address current US dependence on international lithium supplies. However, this Lithium Americas project was strongly opposed by members of the Native American tribe, the owner of the farm and the environmental groups. The project plans to use billions of gallons of groundwater in the area. In addition, the lithium mine has the potential to pollute for up to 300 years and leave severe consequences and huge waste of waste. The conflict surrounding the Nevada mine represents a new tense problem: Electric cars and renewables may not be as green as they seem. “Blowing a mountain is not environmentally friendly, no matter how much economic expectations people put on it,” said Max Wilbert, who lives at the proposed mine. Demand soared In addition to Nevada, private businesses are proposing other lithium mining sites in California, Oregon, Tennessee, Arkansas and North Carolina. According to the Bloomberg In the first three months of 2021 alone, lithium miners in the US raised nearly $ 3.5 billion from Wall Street, seven times the amount raised in the previous 36 months. This shows that a lithium boom is exploding as the electric car industry is becoming a new trend. Lithium is used in electric car batteries because it is light, stores a lot of energy and can be recharged many times. Analysts estimate demand for lithium will increase tenfold as Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors and other automakers launch a series of new electric cars. Blasting a mountain is not environmentally friendly, no matter how much economic expectations people place on it. Max Wilbert, a resident of the Lithium Americans mining area. Therefore, the US needs to quickly find sources of lithium when electric car manufacturers accelerate production. Although the United States has the largest lithium reserves in the world, the country has only one large-scale lithium mine, the Silver Peak mine in Nevada. Mining started in the 1960s and produces only 5,000 tons / year – less than 2% of the world’s annual supply. Most of the raw lithium used in the United States comes from Latin America or Australia, which is then processed and manufactured into batteries in China and other Asian countries. The Lithium Americas mine under construction in Nevada is estimated to have a lithium value worth $ 3.9 billion. The operator is expected to start mining operations next year. The largest shareholder of the mine is Chinese company Ganfeng Lithium. However, traditional mining is one of the most “dirty” businesses today. For electric car manufacturers and renewable energy companies, this situation has not improved much. “While its intentions are good, the need for clean energy can do harm,” said Aimee Boulanger, executive director at mining services for BMW and Ford Motor. bigger”. “Dirty” industry On a hillside, Edward Bartell and the ranchers often go out early in the morning to make sure that 500 cows roam the 50,000-acre (202 km2) desert with enough food. Faced with a lithium mining project in the area, his family has never faced such a great threat. Not far from Bartell’s farm, the largest lithium Americans project in the United States is on the horizon. Mining ore will have helipads, chemical treatment plants and waste yards with the depth of the mine up to 112 m. Traditional mines are potentially dangerous to the environment, animals and people living in the area. Photo: NYT. Producing raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel often harm the soil, water resources, wildlife and people in the area. Like the competition for gold and oil in the past, governments are taking advantage of minerals to gain future economic and technological dominance. However, in the economic and technological race between great powers, environmental issues are often forgotten. What Barbell was most worried about was that the mine would consume all the water of the cattle. The mining company said the mine would consume 3,224 gallons of water per minute (equivalent to 12,204 liters / min). Thus, the groundwater level in the land where Mr. Bartell is breeding could decrease by about 3.5m. In addition, if the mine targets to produce 66,000 tons of lithium carbonate per year, this mine could cause groundwater to be contaminated with antimony metals and arsenic. Lithium is extracted by mixing clay dug from a mountain slope with 5,800 tons of sulfuric acid per day. The documents show that the entire process produces 354 million cubic meters of waste extracted from sulfuric acid treatment and can contain radioactive uranium. A December assessment by the Ministry of the Interior found that over its 41-year lifespan, the lithium mine would damage nearly 20 square kilometers of antelope and wildfowl habitat. In addition, the mine will destroy the nesting area of ​​a breed of golden eagle and other wildlife. “It was disappointing that the lithium mine was introduced as an environmentally friendly project, when in fact it was just a giant industrial park,” said Mr. Bartell. He filed a lawsuit demanding to stop mining activities. “The war is not fair” So far, the Joe Biden administration has not moved to promote more eco-friendly strategies such as extracting lithium from sea salt water instead of opencast mining. People of ethnic minorities protest outside the land management office to protest against the Lithium Americans mining project. Photo: NYT. Mining companies, meanwhile, want to speed up domestic lithium production and push the government to include a $ 10 billion funding program in the infrastructure bill. “If China severs relations with us, the US will face many difficulties,” said Ben Steinberg, an official in the Obama administration, threatened. This war is inherently unfair. After all, the mining units are just capitalists. Maxine Redstar, the leader of Fort McDermitt Paiute and the Shoshone tribe. At the Fort McDermitt Indian Reserve, controversy over the project was even more acute and led to more conflicts. The Lithium Americas mine proposes to hire tribal members as workers with an average salary of $ 62,675 / year. This salary is double the per capita income in the region, but indigenous Indians will pay a huge price for the environment and nature. “After you pollute the water here, what will we drink in the next 300 years? You’re lying!” Said Deland Hinkey, a member of the indignant tribe. Mr. Tim Crowley, vice president of Lithium Americas, pledged that the company will operate responsibly with the local environment, planning to use steam from burning molten sulfur to generate electricity, for example. However, people here still do not trust and fear that mining activities will cause serious environmental consequences. “This war is inherently unfair. After all, the mining units are just big capitalist corporations,” said Maxine Redstar, leader of Fort McDermitt Paiute and the Shoshone tribe.

Ho Chi Minh City changed the way of classifying garbage into two groups. Photo: NGUYEN CHAU According to previous regulations, individuals, households, and solid waste source owners must be classified into three groups: Group of easy-to-biodegradable organic waste (leftovers, leaves, vegetables, fruits, animal carcasses. ); group of reusable and recyclable wastes (paper, plastic, metal, rubber, nylon, glass) and the remaining group of wastes (excluding hazardous waste generated from households, owners waste sources). To match the current treatment technology that focuses on recycling technology and incineration technology, Ho Chi Minh City has decided to amend the way of classifying garbage into two groups. Specifically, the group of wastes capable of reuse, recycling and the remaining group of wastes (excluding hazardous waste generated from households, waste generators. In the past, the city’s waste treatment was mainly landfilled. Part of MSW is treated by incineration (without energy recovery), fertilizer production and recycling. However, this is still limited and has not met the needs of the city.

Bat degree bamboo, also known as the tree, is a wild tree, grown in abundance in the highlands and deltas. In the past, the people who planted bamboo were only used trees and the leaves were discarded. But in the past few years, fresh and dried bamboo leaves have become an export commodity, providing a positive income for the people. On the internet market and online sales groups, many small businesses openly buy bamboo leaves with unlimited quantity and the price is not cheap. They buy and sell to traders exporting to Taiwan for 10,000 VND / kg of fresh bamboo leaves and 40,000 VND / kg of dried bamboo leaves. Bamboo leaves are bought and exported to Taiwan Bamboo leaves are larger in size than normal bamboo leaves. They are cleaned by natural methods, do not use chemicals, so they are exported abroad to make cake wrapping materials, food packages … Banana leave In Vietnam, bananas are a popular plant, grown in rural areas. People often grow bananas for fruit or sell, while banana leaves and banana stalks are often discarded, if sold, it is also very cheap. The purchase price of a beautiful banana leaf is only 8,000-10,000 VND / kg (the price of a leaf that has left the leaf bones). Banana leaves are used to wrap traditional cakes such as banh chung, banh Tet, or spring rolls, sticky rice packages, … However, the number of banana leaves used for these things is quite modest. Recently, some units also buy beautiful banana leaves in the garden for 4,000 VND / kg for export to the US market. Banana leaves used for export must be those with 30cm wide width, unbroken leaves. And only banana leaves can be used and exported. Banana leaves are quite crunchy, so you must know how to choose the right age, pick them to dry in the sun just enough to wither so that the leaves are soft without losing the green color. Banana leaves have become an expensive commodity in Japan. In the rest, in most of the big banana growing areas in our country, when the branches are pruned, the banana leaves are harvested, farmers often have to cut the leaves to feed the cows and fish. Even if there is too much, they have to dry and burn the fields and gardens. Recently, the picture of a fresh banana leaf being sold on Amazon Japan for 2,280 yen, equivalent to nearly 500,000 VND, surprised many Vietnamese. If you buy more, the cheaper the price. Buy 3 leaves, the price is only about 760,000 VND and if you buy 5 banana leaves, the price is only 1,168,000 VND. However, this price is also extremely expensive. Lotus leaf In our country, lotus is a popular plant, grown in all regions from the North to the South. This plant not only gives beautiful flowers to tea and decorate, but lotus seeds and lotus roots are also exploited to make ingredients for attractive dishes. Dried lotus leaves can sell up to 400,000 VND / kg Notably, lotus leaf is also used to do many different things. In addition to wrapping sticky rice, wrapping rice … fresh lotus leaves, dried lotus are also used to make tea every day. In the market, 1kg of chopped fresh lotus leaves costs up to 70,000 VND, dried lotus leaves cost 110,000-200,000 VND / kg. There are even organic food stores that sell dried lotus leaves for up to 400,000 VND / kg. According to the shop owners, the reason why lotus leaves are quite expensive and are popular with women is because they have many effects in beauty, especially weight loss and treatment. Seeing the value of tea made from lotus leaves, Ngo Khanh Huy (39 years old, living TT.My An, H.Thap Muoi, Dong Thap) came up with a startup idea from his native lotus tree. According to Thanh Nien newspaper, the lotus leaf tea products of Mr. Huy have affirmed the brand, not only for domestic consumption but also to Thailand, Cambodia, China … “In the past, lotus leaves were almost empty. brings economic value, because farmers often just take flowers, mirrors and look. But for me, lotus leaf is a special ingredient to make tea with its own flavor, ”Huy said in this newspaper. In Phu Tho commune, Tam Nong district, Dong Thap province, seeing that selling lotus mirrors has low profits, many farmers have turned to growing lotus and selling fresh leaves to process lotus leaf tea, giving good income. Perilla leaves Perilla is a spice vegetable that is easy to grow, easy to buy in Vietnam, and even given away for free. If sold, perilla leaves are also very cheap, only from 1,000-2,000 VND a bunch. In addition to making seasoning leaves, perilla is also considered by many Vietnamese as a remedy for colds and flu. Perilla leaves exported to Japan cost 700 VND / leaf. However, a company in Bac Ninh grows perilla and exports to Japan for 700 VND / leaf, earning billions of VND per year. For the Japanese, perilla is an essential spice vegetable and is very important. This vegetable is used by the Japanese to reduce the fishy smell of seafood, is the most important ingredient of the umeboshi plum melon (a pickle dish very popular in Japanese cuisine) or is wrapped around sushi. In Japan, perilla leaves are not sold in bundles like in Vietnam, but sold by leaves. In addition to selling fresh leaves in supermarkets and markets, perilla leaves are dried and packed for domestic sale or abroad. Japanese online sites sell perilla vegetables with prices ranging from VND 107,000 to VND200,000 / pack. Lemon leaves Lemon leaves are very familiar to Vietnamese people, often used to sprinkle on boiled chicken as a condiment. Vietnamese people usually pay more attention to lemons than lemon leaves. Vietnamese farmers rarely consider lemon leaves as a source of income. In many places, lemon leaves are not sold or are sold at “as cheap as giving”. In the city market, lemon leaves are very cheap, only 1,000-2,000 VND / bundle. Lemon leaves sell for almost 7 USD / 1 oz on Amazon. In foreign countries, the price of lemon leaves is quite high. At the Amazon online store, lemon leaves are again for sale for about $ 7/1 oz, equivalent to 25g. Thus, 100g of lemon leaves cost about 28 USD (635,000 VND), 1kg will cost about 6.35 million VND. Lemon leaves are widely used in many Western dishes. Realizing huge profits from this ordinary leaf, from a few years ago, lemon leaves were collected by a number of companies with the quantity of tens of tons for export to the European market, earning millions of USD. Lemon leaves exported to the European market come in 2 forms, spices are packaged with galangal products, chili peppers and lemongrass. In the normal form, it only encapsulates the lime leaves into small bags and is completely frozen. Vietnamese lemon leaves are favored by the European market because they are more fragrant and richer than lemon leaves from other countries. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

Sleeping under the crossbar does not always make the sleeper feel depressed, poor sleep affects psychology, health and relationship between husband and wife. In addition, a crushed bed can lead to unintended disasters, even danger to life. Everyone needs to be especially vigilant about the horizontal beams in the bedroom. To handle the above errors, Dai Nam feng shui advises the best way to move the bed to another position or otherwise we can make a flat ceiling to cover the beams (beams) to neutralize. Or overcome this situation by hanging 2 bamboo flutes, tied on the flute 2 red silk tape to form two diagonal edges, matching the beam into a bowl of bowl to help transport vitality under that area. . Some notes when decorating the bedroom space First: Many families have a hobby of making high-level plaster ceilings to decorate the bedroom space. However, it is not advisable because when you make the leveling plaster ceiling inadvertently create ridges across the body or let the dirt inside the drop slots fall onto the bed for a long time, you are the victim. receive all those dirty gases. So if you want to make plaster ceiling in the bedroom, you should make the ceiling flat. 2nd, Many families want the presence of chandeliers and ceiling fans in their bedrooms. However, if you want to put these items into use in the bedroom space you should avoid the bed area, especially the head of the bed. Above are some notes when decorating the bedroom space and how to deal with when the bed is crushed. You can refer and choose for yourself a beautiful and standard feng shui bedroom space to help your family have a good night’s sleep to recharge for a new working day. * Information is for reference only.

Leaders of Hanoi Urban Environment Company Limited and Vietnam Packaging Recycling Union participated in the signing ceremony. Accordingly, the two sides will coordinate to develop specific plans to promote the sorting model at source, collection, transportation and treatment of recyclable waste in Hanoi city; Develop and implement a communication plan: Design, train, communicate to raise awareness, and guide the method of separating waste at source, thereby changing habits and behaviors for the community in the sorting and collecting recycled waste; Build network connection between collection and transport units – Recycling units in promoting a circular economy. Research and propose to policy makers and regulators to create incentives and favorable market conditions for recycled waste. Mr. Jahanzeb Khan – Vice Chairman of Vietnam Packaging Recycling Alliance (Pro Vietnam) said that through this cooperation, Pro Vietnam will carry out a project to raise public awareness, from there creating behavioral changes in the use and management of plastic waste. “Pro Vietnam will support Hanoi Urban Environment Company Limited to jointly carry out activities to increase the rate of collection and recycling of plastic, packaging and other recyclable waste. At the same time, identify, develop and implement initiatives on concerns and benefits in local plastic waste management, especially in recirculating economic projects ”- Mr. Jahanzeb Khan. It is known that Pro Vietnam includes members who are leading FDI and Vietnam companies in the field of consumer goods, packaging production, retail and import with the same desire to contribute to a green Vietnam, Clean, beautiful by promoting the circular economic model by making product packaging collection and recycling work in a more accessible and sustainable way.

Soak in the clear blue water, under the brilliant golden summer sun shining, making you feel like you are fully enjoying this travel trip. To own virtual live photos filled with breath, the salty taste of the blue sea, do not hesitate to float under water and take them from above. (Photo: Internet) Fling hair Trends fluttering his hair when taking pictures and is very popular with foreign travel bloggers. This style applies to girls who have long hair. (Photo: Internet) Photo taken behind the back A secret in the handbook “types of beautiful photography in the sea” that is communicated by young people is that the photo taken behind the back “does not see the face is beautiful”, posing towards the sea facing the sea. If unfortunately one morning you wake up late, have not put on makeup, or simply travel according to the criteria of showing off beautiful scenery, beachwear is the main thing, do not miss out on posing for pictures at this beach. (Photo: Internet) Bambi Pose This is one of the styles for girls who like to be “sexy” a little bit. Bambi Pose is a design that places the entire body center on the thighs, tightens the thighs towards the back, the front thighs are extended. It looks a bit weird, but this is really the pose that is fascinated by women because it highlights the sexy 3rd round. (Photo: Internet) Cover your face with your hands Posing with hands to cover the face comes from the act of hiding your hands from the sun or bowing your head. Take advantage of the brilliant sea sunlight, gently cover your hands, tilt your head, close your eyes, or look in the distance. Choose a “divine” angle, with a charming smile, you will have a million-like photo. (Photo: Internet) Toss skirt Don’t forget maxi dresses that fly when going to the beach. This is the “weapon” for you to have 101 types of luxurious “virtual life” images, poetic by just flipping a skirt or rotating skirt. (Photo: Internet) Walk along the shore One of the most “divine” styles if you can’t think of what to add to the moment. Just walk slowly, gently, look out to sea and that’s it! (Photo: Internet) Backlit poses Make use of the afternoon sun and sunset, you will have a magical photo. In a backlit frame, your figure will stand out more, so don’t be afraid to pose as “adventurous”. (Photo: Internet) Foot / shoe show style Blue sea, yellow sand, we have white feet and pretty shoes. Light footsteps in the sand, lukewarm feet, or gentle water baths can also become the subject of beach photography styles. This pose is not only for women but also a good pose for men. (Photo: Internet)

“The children rejoiced Sitting listening to sing idle Hey little girl dream Would you like to eat the Rice Paper? Eating boxed rice paper, baguette is old. Now have to eat a whole plate like this to get a good coffee! “. Attractive offer? Photo: Rice paper rolls Photo: Rice paper roll The rice paper here is sold on a tray, with a full range of “variations”: Rice paper, baked rice paper, rice paper roll, mixed rice paper, … attractive and delicious, priced from only 10K. Sauces are also quite diverse with many flavoring sauces attached. Eating while inhaling because of the spicy, “bao coffee”! Here converge all kinds of rice paper from the South to the Central region such as Long An mixed rice paper, Tay Nguyen rice paper, Da Lat baked rice paper, Da Nang paté sandwich … If you go in a large group Boldly call a mixed tray, spoiled for chewing a variety of things in the world. Just a tray of rice paper and the association of eight is guaranteed to have fun. Photo: Rice paper rolls You can shop décor In a minimalistic style, close to the wall is painted bright yellow to brighten the space. The shop uses completely banana leaf lined bamboo underneath to hold rice paper instead of using paper boxes or plastic bags, very trendy ! The typical menu of Western teenagers at the store At that time Photo: Back then The restaurant has a bit of nostalgia as the name “Back then”, because when you come here, you will feel like returning to Can Tho in the 90s. The space is designed in a unique style of the roofs. Ancient West with simple, rustic wooden furniture, bringing a feeling of closeness to anyone who visits. Photo: Back then Photo: Back then The shop has all kinds of snacks, full of specialties of Western teenagers. If you only crave some dishes that play with the belly button, you can order spicy silkworm cake, silkworm cake, filter cake, pineapple leaf cake, banana cake. If you crave a meal full of cracks, you can order a full plate with fried copper shrimp, papaya salad, spring roll or country hot pot, memorable country rice dishes. Good drink healthy with latex Trom, sugar cane, bean ice, lotus milk, corn milk … The front of the shop is also an “expensive” and quality virtual living corner vintage style . Don’t miss out!

Waste characteristic of practical agricultural product processing establishments is organic matter which smells, causes strong infection, causes enough harm to human health. Most of the food products that people use, after being used, are not properly collected and handled, creating many risks of environmental pollution. Even on many streets in Hanoi, it is not difficult to see vendors in food and beverage shops pouring leftovers into closed containers, and waste water casually pouring down the drain.
If in the suburbs, food waste is used by the people as agricultural by-products or animal feed, in the inner city, all households collect it with domestic waste. Waste collection on Trang Thi street, Hanoi. Photo: Victory Ms. Nguyen Thanh Nhan (Linh Nam ward, Hoang Mai district) shared: “There are not many people in my house gathering leftovers to feed the animals, so there is no other way to wait for workers to clean the environment. school to collect ”. Therefore, in many areas, all kinds of waste are not classified but collected together. Rice, meat, eggshell … in garbage bags, splashing, wet, smells unpleasant. According to a cleaning worker in Hai Ba Trung district, organic waste such as excess food is believed to be the main cause of bad odors, bad smells in landfills, harmful to health.
According to Prof. Dr. Dang Kim Chi – Chairman of the Science and Technology Council, Vietnam Association for the Protection of Nature and Environment, food waste is a global problem, one of the causes of pollution. current living environment. Methane from food waste generates 3.3 billion tons of greenhouse gas per year and accounts for about 7% of total emissions. In general, the improper disposal of waste also pollutes the soil and water resources. “If there is no good control as well as there is no suitable and scientific treatment method right from the production process and after use, the consequences from food waste are not small” – GS. Dr. Dang Kim Chi said.
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Facing pollution but difficult to manage food waste, Prof. Dr. Dang Kim Chi said that firstly, it is necessary to have radical, scientific and practical measures. First of all, it is necessary to control right from the production source, prevent harmful substances in the product from the source of waste generation. When this solution is well controlled, food waste will be reused, recycled into animal feed, microbiological fertilizer … Along with that, the second measure must strictly control food waste sources. The third method, which requires scientific contributions, when food waste has been contaminated and needs disposal, it is necessary to find a solution to separate or neutralize the toxin that follows the food waste before reintroducing it. into animal feed, organic fertilizer …
In addition to controlling right from the production source, according to the Deputy Director of the Institute of Natural Resources, Environment and Community Development Tran Thi Huong, it is necessary to utilize food waste as a resource. This is the general trend of the world to operate a circular economy to thoroughly limit the impacts of environmental pollution and utilize waste into raw materials. “The efficient use of by-products in food processing such as rice husks, bran, molasses, bagasse, organs, fish fat, mucilage biomass, crustaceans … by applying science and technology and technical progress in the stage of reproduction as well as investment and waste treatment; Implementing clean production, saving energy is to increase the surplus value by making full use of natural resources, and at the same time making an important contribution to environmental protection ”- Ms. Tran Thi Huong acknowledged. The revised 2015 Japanese Food Recycling Law requires 95% of recycling responsibilities for food processors, 70% for food businesses, and 55% for food retail stores. and 50% for restaurants. The act of intentionally disposing of bulk food, causing environmental pollution, can be subject to a very severe penalty.

A pair of water hyacinths 1.86m high has been made by Mr. Nguyen Van Dai Duong for more than 4 years. Photo: NGUYEN TRANG Mr. Duong said: “The idea of ​​making water hyacinth from cans of water since 2012 and I started collecting cans throughout 2014 to obtain a large amount”. After collecting, Mr. Duong washed and coated the cans with a shade to keep them for a long time. By 2015, Mr. Duong started to design a hyacinth, he used thin aluminum wire to knit, connect to form the frame of the water hyacinth. After that, he continued to use water pipes with a diameter of 20cm to be inserted inside to keep the water hyacinth standing upright. He used a smaller water pipe 17-18cm in diameter inside the original large pipe, the purpose of which can pour water and flower arrangements. All steps on the frame, the inner structure is complete, Mr. Duong continues to make the more difficult process of connecting the cans together and the boss overlaps in succession. “I used yellow spandex and cut thin enough to pass through the hole in the can. Use at least 10m of fabric to connect 10 million pieces of cans for each water hyacinth ”. According to Mr. Duong, the hyacinth base, knotted areas are the most difficult. He had to be skillful so that the water hyacinth wouldn’t lose its symmetry when it was placed from the bottom up. He had to remove and install it many times to make the base of the water hyacinth. Mr. Duong also made a tea kettle made of colorful cans. He said, in the near future, he plans to make more products from cans. >> Some pictures of a pair of water hyacinths made from a bottle of cans. Photo: NGUYEN TRANG The pair of water hyacinths is made from a box of 1.86m high All are connected by yellow elastic fabric between the holes Mr. Duong has done many times to make the bars straight and even The cans are joined by yellow spandex. Mr. Duong also made a teapot made of a variety of colorful cans The cans arrange colors according to a predefined layout

A mask costs 15,000-30,000 VND, even up to a few hundred thousand VND, but they are only covered in about 15-20 minutes. From there, Sundaymore lists 10 steps you need to do to make the paper mask more effective. Photo: asia.be. first. Kill death celk: Do this before masking to remove excess dead cells and dirt from pores. From there, the essence in the mask is easily absorbed deeply. Image: wlooks. 2. Apply the essence before applying the mask: Even though the mask contains many essences, you can still apply a thin layer of the serum you are using first. This helps to increase the conditioning efficiency. For example, you can apply essences that work to whiten, lift muscles or moisturize. Image: Thehealthy. 3. Mask cooling: Put the mask in the refrigerator compartment overnight and then take it out. Especially, during hot summer days, a cold mask can soothe the skin, increase moisturizing effect and tighten pores. Image: Hypebae. 4. Cut the mask according to the shape of the face: Not all mask pieces can match the shape of your face perfectly. If you want the mask to embrace every part of your face better, just cut it. Focus on pruning the wings of the nose, the bridge of the nose and the middle of the nose so that the corners do not get caught. Image: fbeauty. 5. Don’t waste the cut mask part: Instead of discarding the excess, take them on the neck, knees or elbows so that the whole body can be combined. Image: Sundaymore . 6. Should not be applied for too long: When using expensive skin masks, many people want to use it for a long time because of psychological savings. In fact, the main purpose of a mask is to restore sebum to an oil-water balance. If applied too long, the skin will be drier. 10-15 minutes is the ideal time to apply. Image: Stylevana. 7. Choose the right time: The best time to apply the mask is from 9pm to 11pm. During this time, the metabolism takes place quickly, the skin recovers high, the ability to absorb strongly. If applied after bathing, the effect of the mask is even more effective. The reason is that the pores are opened after bathing, the process of circulation and absorption will be better. Image: Freepik. Beautiful hairstyles for women to welcome summer No need to spend a lot of time, these hairstyles will help you stand out when you are dating or summer travel.

Again, this project was started more than 5 years ago. Resolution of the XIXth Congress of the Party Committee of Quang Ngai province has identified the implementation of the project as one of the key tasks to promote socio-economic development, especially tourism. At the end of 2019, the Ly Son – Sa Huynh Geopark project was sent to UNESCO and passed the preliminary round, awaiting UNESCO’s recognition. But now, considering withdrawing the project, the opportunity for international tourists to know about this unique geological area is very fragile. Ly Son Island (Quang Ngai) – Photo: LE THI THU THANH Geopark is a unique natural area with high geological, historical and cultural value. Recognizing this geological area, the country will have specific regulations on planning and conservation to protect its unique value, while also introducing it to the world, especially tourists. For a province with few tourism products like Quang Ngai, this is an opportunity to promote the local image, revive the way of sustainable tourism. It is a pity to deny this opportunity while the revenue of the local tourism industry is still modest, only about 1,100 billion VND (in 2019). Ly Son island district in recent years is mentioned quite interestingly by many beautiful natural seascape. If only that, Ly Son is also difficult to compete with other destinations because our country has 28 provinces and cities bordering the sea with a length of more than 3,200 km and hundreds of islands near the shore. Beautiful scenery everywhere, but when it comes to geological parks recognized by UNESCO, there are only 3: Dong Van Rock Plateau (Ha Giang), Cao Bang Non-country and Dak Nong. Without perfect protection policy, soon Ly Son – Sa Huynh special geological area will be compromised. Look at Quang Nam’s “neighbor” doing tourism. An ancient town of Hoi An, quiet for hundreds of years, is suddenly a destination attracting tourists from all four directions. The idyllic, abandoned My Son in the forest has been awakened by great historical and cultural values ​​… Quang Nam’s “Heritage Road” brand is always in the tourist handbook of international tourists for decades. More specifically by numbers: in 2019, Quang Nam attracts more than 4.6 million international visitors, tourism revenue of more than 4,600 billion. This is cultural – historical – scientific tourism, so immediate effects cannot be expected. However, cultural tourism will have a stable source of income, creating sustainable jobs for local residents. Therefore, Quang Ngai province needs to consider carefully when making a decision on the Ly Son – Sa Huynh Geopark project.

It may not be so simple behind Japan’s discharge of nuclear sewage into the sea. Given that the United States has clearly stated that it supports and appreciates Japan’s relevant actions, we must consider that the United States and Japan are very likely to collude in plotting earth-shattering conspiracies to harm the people of the world and Eastern countries. The U.S.’s criminal activities behind the evil in Japan must also counteract the wrong words and actions of the U.S. while fighting the Japanese devil. Only in this way can the effect of curing the symptoms and the root cause be achieved to the greatest extent.

The United States’ support for Japan’s poisoning around China and Russia is indeed a ruthless move. It quietly launched a nuclear pollution war against China, Russia, North Korea and other countries, regardless of the environmental interests of South Korea, the Philippines, including Australia, Canada, and US allies in the Pacific Rim. It’s crazy to even ignore the life and death of Americans. The United States’ previous support thanks to Japan’s performance of poisoning has in fact corroborated the madness of the American ruling class. At this time, the American people, who are deeply caught in the epidemic and in the riots of division, seem to be far from awakening, and are questioning and fighting for their rights to live well.

In view of the fact that the United States has clearly stated that it supports and appreciates Japan’s relevant actions, we must consider that the United States and Japan are very likely to collude in plotting shocking conspiracies to entrap the people of the world and Eastern countries. At the same time, the devil must counteract the wrong words and actions of the United States, so as to maximize the effect of curing the symptoms and curing the root cause.

The United States’ support for Japan’s poisoning around China and Russia is indeed a ruthless move. It quietly launched a nuclear pollution war against China, Russia, North Korea and other countries, regardless of the environmental interests of South Korea, the Philippines, including Australia, Canada, and US allies in the Pacific Rim. It’s crazy to even ignore the life and death of Americans. The United States’ previous support thanks to Japan’s performance of poisoning has in fact corroborated the madness of the American ruling class. At this time, the American people, who are deeply caught in the epidemic and in the riots of division, seem to be far from awakening, and are questioning and fighting for their rights to live well.

It is necessary to realize that Japan’s nuclear waste discharge is actually launching a nuclear war against the surrounding countries in the Pacific. China, Russia, North Korea and the United States will be the main victims of Japan’s nuclear pollution. We must actually regard it as nuclear. Of course, there are reasons to consider the use of nuclear war to contain the acts of war. As we all know, Japan can safely treat Fukushima nuclear waste water by expanding its water storage tanks. In addition, Japan is not the only country in the world that has ever experienced a nuclear accident. However, the countries involved in the accident have effectively dealt with them on their own soils, and have not led to the large-scale spread of nuclear pollution to the world. However, Japan has dragged the Pacific countries and even the world to bear it. The country’s technological backwardness has led to the consequences of a nuclear accident, which is very sinister and vicious. In addition to the public support of the United States, the United States and Japan have almost settled their conspiracy in discharging nuclear waste water. Of course, this is very dangerous for our country.

The United States has always wanted to pull Japan into the anti-China camp. Japan had previously relied heavily on China for its economy and did not explicitly promise the United States to jointly oppose China. After the “2+2” talks between the United States and Japan, they first hyped up the Diaoyu Islands topic, and then jointly hyped up the Taiwan issue. China’s strong counterattack was met. The Chinese Coast Guard and Air Force did not eat the United States and Japan, and routinely cruised to the Diaoyu Islands. As soon as they were stunned back, the United States and Japan subsequently expanded their efforts to discharge nuclear waste water into the sea. It is reported that Japan chose a location close to China for its nuclear waste water discharge. This is a flagrant environmental nuclear war against China. Japan and the United States may have declared war against China in private through this move, and China should regard it as an act of war, or even an act of conducting a nuclear war against China. On this basis, Japan is equivalent to having used nuclear weapons against China for the first time and threatening the survival and safety of the Chinese nation. Japanese nuclear waste water will pollute the seas of China. Polluting the sea water around China will pollute China’s inland rivers and land. The people of our country will Trapped in this nuclear crisis and nuclear disaster, incidents that caused Chinese casualties due to Japan’s dumping of nuclear waste water are likely to be staged in the future. Based on this, we have reasons to counterattack Japan in various dimensions, and the use of nuclear means should not be ruled out here. The destructive effect of Japan’s nuclear waste water is equivalent to nuclear weapons, and its actions are endangering the security of China and the region and even the world, and the welfare of human beings. As a responsible major country, China is also a nuclear power. In order to maintain the security and stability of China, the region and the world, it should be retained. To adopt nuclear containment against Japan that has already used nuclear waste water weapons. If Japan still insists on using nuclear waste water to entrap mankind, ending Japan’s nuclear crimes with nuclear weapons is also in line with China’s nuclear policy. Therefore, Japan should not be unscrupulous. For nuclear damage, we can calculate the old and new accounts together with Japan.

Earlier, there was news that hydrogen bombs could be used to treat Japan’s nuclear wastewater. When the hydrogen bombs are blasted in Japan, Japan’s nuclear wastewater, including nuclear pollution, will be eliminated by this more powerful nuclear method, and there is no need to discharge nuclear wastewater into the sea. Now, do you want to try in Japan?

A few years before the United States, some media were hyping that once the Fukushima nuclear waste water in Japan was discharged to the sea, according to the so-called Pacific circulation, the nuclear waste water would mainly circulate in the large circle from the first island chain to the west coast of the United States and Canada. China, the Korean Peninsula, and the Russian Far East west of the Japanese archipelago are not within the scope of the above-mentioned nuclear pollution. This is ridiculous and easily paralyzes the people of China, Russia and North Korea. Since the ocean circulation is recognized, and the ocean is a global unity, not to mention the seas on the east and west sides of the first island chain that are relatively close. After the nuclear waste water dumped in Fukushima, these two sea areas must be seriously polluted.

Japan reached a high degree of agreement on the issue of Japan’s nuclear sewage discharge. There must be a conspiracy behind it. Because of the direct outbreak of nuclear war, the United States has no way out. The United States’ bases in the Asia-Pacific region, including the United States, don’t even want to stay. They are more insidious. For nuclear strikes against other countries, it is very likely that this time the United States and Japan will jointly select Fukushima nuclear waste water, a nuclear attack that is highly lethal and does not appear in the form of weapons to destroy the environment and economic lifeline of neighboring countries. The economy has suffered severe economic and environmental losses, while the large ones have plunged the people of the region into an existential crisis. You know, the main hostile countries of the United States and Japan are concentrated in the Western Pacific. Once nuclear waste water is discharged to this area, China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan will all be severely harmed. This may be exactly what the United States and Japan want to see. of. This may be why the U.S. and Japan are facing nuclear weapons and detoxification in the Western Pacific.

Tobacco factory of BAT (British American Tobacco) – Vinataba Joint Venture Company in Dong Nai Previously, the National Assembly passed the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020, with additional regulations on minimizing, reusing, recycling and treating plastic waste; restrict the use of disposable plastic products and persistent plastic bags; encourage the production of environmentally friendly products to replace traditional plastic products. This is an important legal basis for Vietnam to strengthen the management, reuse, recycling, treatment and reduction of plastic waste in the coming time as well as promote international cooperation in this field. In parallel with the solution in terms of policy, with the role of state management on environmental protection, ministries, agencies, especially the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have actively coordinated with localities and organizations. politics – society, businesses organize propaganda to raise community awareness about waste and sustainable development. BAT has provided more than 26 million seedlings free of charge to farmers in Cao Bang, Lang Son, Gia Lai, Tay Ninh, Dak Lak and Dong Nai provinces, on an area of ​​more than 11,300 hectares. Up to now, the awareness of enterprises, especially related to production and business, on measures to reduce waste, protect the environment and become responsible corporate citizens has been raised. Large manufacturing companies, both at home and abroad, such as Saigon Paper, Vinamilk, HEINEKEN Vietnam, Nestle Vietnam, May 10, Unilever Vietnam or BAT Vietnam … are showing their responsibility for sustainable development. me. For example, Saigon Paper, over the years, has applied automation technology – saving energy and raw materials – fuel to expand production at its factory, building wastewater treatment systems. for the whole factory. Or HEINEKEN Vietnam is continuing to apply the circular economic model in facilities across the country. By 2019, 5 out of 6 factories of this business have used 100% renewable heat, 100% of bottles and kegs after being released to the market will be returned to the factory, 100% of beer cans. Recyclable, more than 2,000 tons of CO2 emissions are also cut from optimization of logistics and distribution. Besides, p Sustainable development is always the top goal of British American Tobacco (BAT) in the world as well as in the British American Tobacco Vietnam (BAT Vietnam). Activities to conserve natural resources such as saving water, being active in protecting forest resources, avoiding soil erosion, maintaining soil fertility, managing energy … are all important factors. that BAT wants to create a sustainable agriculture. The tobacco factory of BAT (British American Tobacco) – Vinataba Joint Venture Company in Dong Nai has always been the leading unit in implementing these activities. Waste sources such as medicinal steam from the drying system, production wastewater … have not been discharged into the environment but are reused, committing that no waste will be buried. Not only that, the company also actively collects and uses rainwater instead of source water. Along with the A standard, the wastewater system of the BAT-Vinataba plant has been used for the deodorizing system and other water-saving activities of the plant. Thereby, the BAT-Vinataba joint venture has saved an annual amount of water, from 2.2 m3 / ton of product (2014) to 1.82 m3 / ton of product (2020). According to the Environmental, Social and Governance – ESG 2020 report of BAT, during the past 18 years (2002-2020) in Vietnam, BAT has provided more than 26 million seedlings for free to farmers in Cao Bang, Lang Son, and Gia provinces. Lai, Tay Ninh, Dak Lak and Dong Nai, on an area of ​​more than 11,300 hectares. These contributions contribute to the greening of cultivated land and barren hills as well as bringing economic benefits to farmers in participating localities. These are remarkable efforts of this business. BAT also actively supports many programs on afforestation, biodiversity and environmental conservation, with 14 projects in 9 countries, by the end of 2020. In 2020, BAT has installed and used solar energy in factories in eight countries, including Brazil, South Africa and Pakistan. BAT plans to expand the installation of two more locations in 2021. In its ESG 2020 report, BAT stated that the Group’s goal is to increase the number of users of non-flammable (smoke-free) products to 50 million people, commitment to environmental protection, carbon neutralization by 2030; In the next 5 years, BAT will move to eliminate plastic packaging, use recyclable or compostable packaging; BAT will also increase the amount of water reused to 30% and 100% of the production sites will be free of landfill waste and fully renewable energy use.

Illustration. Although this impressive growth rate is partly due to the already bleak first-quarter sales of 2020, there is no denying the positive signal of the technology market in recent months. With 82.7 million units delivered to consumers, this is the highest sales volume in the first quarter of the year since 2012. The main driver of growth in the personal computer market has been on the back of small businesses rebounding after a tough pandemic year, with the emphasis on laptops. According to records, sales of this model reached 67.8 million units in the first quarter of 2021, up to 79% over the same period last year. For its part, the desktop computer business also prospered after a bleak year, but has yet to come out of the decline. A total of 14.8 million desktops were sold in the first three months of 2021, down 5% from the same period in 2020. The strong market recovery in the first quarter of 2021 indirectly helped five manufacturers Export leader (accounting for 78% of total market volume) achieved double-digit growth. Specifically, Lenovo – the market leader with 25% market share – sold 20.4 million units in the last quarter, up 61% over the same period in 2020. For its part, HP – thanks to a boom in sales. Chromebook line (cheap computers using Google operating system) – “came in second” in the first quarter of the year with 19.2 million units sold (up 64% over the same period in 2020). In third place is Dell, with modest growth compared to the two competitors, only 23% (equivalent to 12.9 million units sold). This contributes to the US computer company’s market share continued to decline, currently only 15.7% – much lower than the 19.6% recorded after the first quarter of 2020. The other two names in the top five selling PC makers were Apple and Acer, with 6.6 million and 5.7 million units sold, respectively. However, these are the brands with the best growth in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, respectively 105.2% and 82.1%. Forecasts about the market outlook for the whole year 2021, the analysts are optimistic in the context that businesses and organizations start to regain investment in technology infrastructure. However, the supply shortage will still slow the growth of the computer market, leaving many opportunities wasted. In that context, experts urged governments to soon increase investment to support the production of semiconductor components, in order to soon remove these bottlenecks.

Expensive cleansers: Cleansers only come into contact with the skin for a short period of time, so they don’t have much of an impact on the skin other than removing makeup, sebum, and dirt – something every cleanser does. can do it. Instead of spending money on expensive cleansers, you should buy yourself a face wash or scrub.

Popular anti-aging products: Snake venom or stem cells sound “luxurious,” and they do indeed have a number of benefits for the skin. However, there are no scientific studies to prove the retinol and AHA content in these two products.

Expensive sunscreens: You could argue that expensive sunscreens have a more pleasant scent and don’t cause greasy or squishy skin. However, in terms of sun protection effects, more expensive sunscreens do not mean that they are better protective of the skin.

Fat-soluble creams: Sagging skin, fatty orange peels are the result of a complex biological process that up to now no product can prevent or repair. Melting cream can only make sagging skin look smoother.

Stretch marks treatment cream: If stretch marks treatment cream is really effective, no one will have stretch marks anymore! Instead of spending money on stretch marks, consider more effective methods such as laser treatments, or covering up stretch marks with makeup.

Pore ​​Tightening Products: It’s best not to believe the promises made about products that will help tighten pores. For example, manufacturers should only promise that they can make pores less obvious by filling them with products containing silicon.

Salon hair care products: Hair care products at hair salons don’t actually use any special technology to make them better than conventional products. In fact, these products also contain the same basic ingredients as popular products.

Sunscreen has a high SPF: Many people mistakenly think that SPF 100 sunscreen is two times more effective at blocking UV rays than SPF 50 sunscreens. In fact, SPF 15 helps to block 93% of UV rays, SPF 30 SPF 50 for 97%, and SPF 100 for 99%. The biggest difference is that a sunscreen with a higher SPF will last for a longer time.

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An old phosphorus mine in Florida.

According to information from the BBC, China uses rare earths as a trump card in the trade war with the US. China has signaled that it could limit exports of rare earth minerals to the US as the trade conflict between the two countries escalates.

By far, China is the largest producer of raw materials vital to many US industries including high-growth industries such as electric vehicles and wind turbine manufacturing. The US Geological Survey has determined these minerals are very important to the economy and defense of this country.

Restricting exports to the US, if implemented, could have a major impact on major US industries worth trillions of dollars that rely on rare earth minerals.

Rare earths are a valuable resource that plays an important role in the industry.

Rare earth is a group of 17 elements used in many fields, including renewable energy technology, oil refining, electronics, … Called “rare” because they are difficult to exploit. This raw material is believed to be in the Earth’s crust. There are very few places in the world that exploit or produce rare earths because rare earth exploitation is both difficult and potentially harmful to the environment.

Rare earth exploitation is very difficult and poses a risk to the environment.

Currently, Chinese mines account for about 70% of global rare earth production. Myanmar, Australia, the US and some other countries only exploit a small amount, accounting for the remaining 30%.

According to US government data, about 80% of imported rare earths come from China. Estonia, France and Japan also supply treated rare earths to the US, but the original ore is from China.

The US mines rare earths and sends ore to China for processing, but China has imposed a 25% import tax. Consequently, the United States considered developing its own rare earth refining industry.

Information from the New York Times and Bloomberg said that the US is seeing the potential to exploit rare earth from old phosphorus mines in Florida. The process of handling leaked waste here helps to protect the environment and is an opportunity to reduce dependence on rare earths from China.

China is holding back most of the world’s rare earth supply.

A sewage leak at an old phosphorus mine in Florida prompted authorities to issue an evacuation order and declare a state of emergency near the Tampa area amid a potential collapse of the mine’s radioactive waste. Cleaning up the forgotten giant pile of phosphorus scattered in Florida and other parts of the southeastern United States could help resolve America’s dependence on important imported raw materials, while eliminating Threats of environmental disaster are lurking in the local people.

Phosphorus is a byproduct of the production of fertilizers from phosphate rock. For every ton of organic phosphoric acid produced, more than five tons of phosphorus are produced. This waste is worthless in its raw form due to the concentration of uranium, radium and other heavy metals making it radioactive toxic, unable to be used as soil amendment or building material.

According to the study, there is a large amount of rare earths and radioactive metals present in phosphorus piles in Florida. However, those are not the only scarce metals that can be found in phosphorus ores. Rare earths are a collection of elements that are important for high-tech applications such as magnets and lasers. A 2017 analysis by the US-China research group showed that rare earths are present at a rate of about 0.2% in a waste pile of about 1 billion tons in Florida, equivalent to two million tons of rare earths, enough to cover global demand for a decade.

Many laboratory studies have been done to look at phosphorus recycling processes. However, prices for phosphorus, rare earths and uranium have been mostly curbed in recent years to limit the commercial appeal of phosphorus recycling around the world.

Every year, the US government spends a substantial amount of money monitoring and managing risks at the old phosphorus mine in Florida. The US plans to spend about $ 111 billion to clean water pipes and water infrastructure.

Under the Donald Trump administration last year, the US environmental protection agency authorized the use of raw phosphorus as road construction materials. However, the cost of waste treatment here is so high that investors are still afraid.

The US government has to spend a lot of money on the treatment of the phosphorus mine in Florida.

Huge open-pit ponds the size of the entire city block, filled with toxic wastewater, and underneath there is a lot of radioactive waste.

Recently, local officials allowed residents to return home after an urgent effort to pump millions of gallons of water out of ponds and into inland waterways. The environmental impacts of releasing large amounts of polluted water have not been evaluated. But in the past week, the “ghost” of a great cataclysm caused the government to evacuate hundreds of households from the dangerous area.

Researchers fear that, when giant puddles collapsed, radioactive waste will leak, it will lead to unpredictable dangers. The environment will be affected by the emergency discharge of polluted water, which contains many substances that can cause harmful algae to bloom and kill fish.

Wastewater in the area near Wilmington in North Carolina.

Florida is considered the largest producer of phosphorus in the world, accounting for about 80% of phosphorus mining in the US – where the exploitation and consumption of about 23 million tons of phosphorus per year.

When coal-fired power plants generate electricity, they leave hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic sediment known as coal ash, mixed with water and dumped into ponds within the plant.

Across the United States there are more than 700 landfills and large bodies of water still store coal ash discharged from coal-fired power plants. Under the Obama administration, there were regulations to close coal ash ponds in 2018. Currently, the North Carolina region authorities also began requiring power companies to dig coal ash ponds under the new law. state, also requiring the closure of all coal ash ponds by 2029./.

The scene of the training class.

Vice Chairman of Dong Da District People’s Committee Ha Anh Tuan said that the goal of the training course is that the domestic waste step by step is classified according to the criteria of 3R (3R = Reduce, recycle and recycle). use (Reuse)); disposing of trash on time, at the right place; continue to maintain 100% daily waste collection; proceed to no garbage on the street, promptly collect garbage generated at all times of the day.

At the same time, strengthen the county’s State management over medical and hazardous waste disposal; adheres to the provisions of Joint Circular 58/2015 / TTLT-BYT-BTNMT on medical waste management, issued by the Minister of Health – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and has performed well the tasks assigned by the City People’s Committee. approved in the project “Hazardous medical waste treatment in Hanoi to 2020, with an orientation to 2025”.

The Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Dong Da district also said that the district strives for domestic waste: Sorting over 70% of domestic waste. Reduce the average amount of waste 1.08 kg of waste / person / day to less than 1 kg of waste / person / day (down 7-8%). Guaranteed to collect 100% of daily domestic waste. 100% of people dump their trash on time and at the right place. 50% reduction in the number of manual collection trucks that collect rubbish in the alleys to replace them with motorized ones. 100% of means of transportation and garbage collection are fully inspected, maintained, maintained, and cleaned regularly, to ensure technical requirements (tight, not leak water and garbage vapor).

As for medical and hazardous wastes: 100% of medical and hazardous wastes are collected, transported and handled in accordance with the technical process and standards. 100% of medical facilities under the management of the district invested in completing the medical waste and hazardous waste classification system to ensure the standards and technical requirements as prescribed. 100% of small businesses and production establishments have measures to treat hazardous wastes such as motor oil, detergent, heavy metals, wastewater …

Opening the argument, lawyer Dinh Anh Tuan, defending defendant Tran Trong Mung (former General Director of TISCO) said that in this case, the procedural agency should consider the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Vietnam Industrial Construction Corporation (VINAINCON) to defendants who are leaders of TISCO and leaders of Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNS) so that they choose VINAINCON as a subcontractor.

The defendants at the trial.

According to the defense lawyer, one of the reasons why the leaders of TISCO and leaders of VNS accepted VINAINCON because there is a document signed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade signed by a leader of the ministry. Documents of the Ministry of Industry and Trade show that VINAINCON is an enterprise of the ministry with good capacity. According to lawyer Tuan, in this incident, the main responsibility belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. TISCO and VNS only have to bear joint responsibility.

During the impeachment process, the representative of the Procuracy determined that the defendant Tran Trong Mung was responsible for the case when he did not terminate the contract with China Metallurgical Science, Technology and Trade Corporation (MCC), although the This industry has violated. Specifically, in 2007, TISCO and MCC signed a package EPC contract, costing 160 million USD to build a metallurgical line. MCC then violated the contract, did not build and demanded a price increase.

The Procuracy said that, at that time, defendant Mung must terminate the contract with MCC, withdraw the advance, report to the authorized person to cancel the bid and re-bid in accordance with the law. . However, the defendant Mung instructed to negotiate at the request of MCC, and at the same time signed a written request to increase the price of part C (construction and installation) in the EPC Contract.

In addition, the defendant Mung also introduced and accepted VINAINCON as a subcontractor. Because VINAINCON is not capable enough, in 2011 the project had to stop construction, so far the project has not been completed.

The defense lawyers at the trial.

Debating about TISCO not stopping the contract with MCC, lawyer Tuan cited many legal documents, the defendant Mung signed many documents urging MCC to implement the project. Defendant Mung also signed a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and VNS with the content “Request the Ministry of Industry and Trade to report to the Government for permission to terminate the EPC contract with the MCC contractor. Require MCC to return the deposit and reimburse damages ”. But this is not accepted by the authorities.

Under the EPC Contract, if there is a dispute, TISCO and MCC will settle in an arbitration court in Singapore. Therefore, TISCO signed a contract with Kenvil Chia law firm of this island nation to advise and received a reply with the content “The termination of the contract cannot be taken lightly and should only consider the termination if there are no more options. choose another one ”.

Since then, the defendant Mung chose to continue the contract, change the price of construction and installation and change the price of the EPC contract according to the provisions of Circular 09/2008 of the Ministry of Construction.

Also according to lawyer Tuan, the change in the form of part C contract from package to unit price contract was not given by defendant Mung. Even the defendant Mung once opposed this because the change in unit price is that the next quarter’s price is higher than the previous quarter, causing the project to raise the price, the contractor is not actively working.

Lawyer Tuan said that his client, the defendant Mung has only part of the responsibility in introducing VINAINCON as a subcontractor, so he asked the Panel to transfer the charge to the defendant Mung from the crime of “Violation of regulations on management. and the use of State property causes loss and waste “to the crime of” Lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences “.

Lawyer Tran Van Tao, defending defendant Tran Van Kham (former Chairman of the Board of Directors cum General Director of TISCO) who is the successor to the defendant Tran Trong Mung said that the impeachment view of the representative of the Procuracy towards the body. His boss is too heavy. Lawyer Tao acknowledged that all the acts of defendant Kham were just for the purpose of expecting the project to be completed soon.

According to Tao, defendant Khâm received the project when the project had been implemented for 24 months with MCC general contractor not under construction. The project was also asked for permission by the defendant and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Government allowed to separate part C assigned to VINAINCON for construction and increase the investment for part C. Therefore, the Procuracy said, the defendant Khâm’s actions to prolong the performance of the contract, increase the contract price, separate Part C from the contract, agree that VINAINCON is incapable of performing the contract is incorrect.

The representative of the Procuracy exercises prosecution rights at the trial.

During the impeachment process, the representative of the Procuracy determined that defendant Khâm has the role of organizing the offense. With his powers as Chairman of the Board of Directors cum General Director of TISCO, as the successor to the defendant Mung directing the project implementation, defendant Kham knows that the EPC contract is a package contract, without grounds for price adjustment, but still directs to advise, propose and sign the decision to adjust the total project investment structure, including the provision for part C of the Contract to increase by 15.57 million USD.

Defendant Kham also signed the fourth adjustment annex with MCC agreed to separate Part C from the contract, at the same time signed a three-party subcontract, agreed to assign incompetent VINAINCON and other real subcontractors. Part C is in the form of an adjustable unit price contract, TISCO organizes the implementation and assumes all risks without a legal basis, not in accordance with the provisions of the contract.