Plastic quietly piles up in Vietnam’s cities, a relentless tide of thin shopping bags, foam food containers and disposable cups that clogs kitchens, alleyways and landfills.

It is the by-product of a convenience-driven lifestyle, and without decisive, coordinated action, it will continue to infiltrate the environment, harming ecosystems and posing growing risks to human health.

The scale of the problem is vast. The world produces about 430 million tonnes of plastic every year, more than two-thirds designed for single use before quickly becoming waste. Much of it ends up polluting oceans and waterways, with serious consequences for wildlife and people.

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