Vietnam challenged over polluting ocean plastic wasteUS Science Envoy Dr Margaret Leinen has raised concerns about plastic waste as Vietnam is among top five countries that generate most plastic waste in the ocean. Meanwhile, a study conducted by Georgia University in 2015 shows that Vietnam was among the five worst countries in the world for generating plastic waste in the ocean. Vietnam dumps about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste annually in the sea. The plastic waste takes from decades to centuries to decompose. After a while, the plastic waste breaks down and releases microplastics which are invisible to the human but harmful to the environment.

Source: VietNamNet News May 09, 2018 06:33 UTC