Many countries around the world have started to apply measures to minimize the use of plastic bags, plastic bottles and cans. New regulation sends social insurance debts downSpeakers are seen at a conference on social insurance debts in Hanoi in this file photo. More enterprises have fulfilled their social insurance payment obligations thanks to new regulationsSince Vietnam Social Security (VSS) was allowed to inspect and take legal actions against those enterprises having long-overdue social insurance debts, such debts have declined this year. VSS has conducted inspections into enterprises with social insurance debts overdue by three months and above, and made unannounced inspections into those incurring social insurance debts for six months and above. Three out of four firms in the northern province of Ninh Binh have paid their social insurance debts while the remaining firm has drawn up a roadmap for social insurance debt payment due to its difficulties in operation, Thang gave an example on the results of the inspections.