Sustainable urban waste management: A community-based separating, collecting and recycling process

(23/05/2018) The conference “Sustainable urban waste management: A community-based separating, collecting and recycling process”, held by CECR and Da Nang’s Resources and Environment, attracted more than 60 departments, experts, business leaders, reporters and citizens’ representatives. The conference discussed policy issues and how to address them collectively in order to sustainably manage waste. The conference is […]

Recycling bio waste at household level: Batch composting

Model 1: Composting The aim of the model is to minimize the amount of bio waste discharged, including left-over food, coffee grounds or tea leaves, etc. These bio wastes can be composted or converted into enzyme products for cleaning purposes.  By definition, composting is the process of bio trash (mostly with plant-origins) decomposing into organic […]

Da Nang Earth Day event draws thousands of people

PSNews – Thousands of locals and visitors took part in an “Earth Day” event titled “For an ocean without plastics”, which was held on April 22 in Son Tra District, Da Nang. The event, co-organized by the Center for Environmental and Community Research (CECR) and the Son Tra District People’s Committee, aimed to raise public […]

Da Nang Earth Day event to draw 1,000 attendees

VOV.VN – Around 1,000 delegates will take part in an Earth Day event which will be held along the Le Duc Tho-Hoang Sa streets in Son Tra District, Da Nang on April 22. The event aims to raise public awareness of the importance of separating and recycling waste to reduce the volume of rubbish dumped […]

Vietnam responds to Earth Day 2018

SPOTLIGHT Vietnam responds to Earth Day 2018 Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 15:42:37     (VOVWORLD) –  A wide range of activities in response to Earth Day 2018 took place in Da Nang city on Sunday. Vietnam responds to Earth Day 2018  This year, the event aims to mobilize the public to reduce the use of […]

Launching Ceremony Project “Ocean without plastic: plastic recycling program for strong community and green city”

In the morning of March 2nd 2018, Center of Environment and Community Research held a launching ceremony for the project “Ocean without plastic: plastic recycling program for strong community and green city”  in Da Nang city. Joining the ceremony were representatives from Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Danang Department of Natural Resources and […]

Report gives recommendations on water pollution control

NDO/VNA – A report on water pollution in Vietnam was announced in Hanoi on March 2, providing an array of policy recommendations, including the construction of a law on water pollution control. The report was jointly undertaken by the Coalition for Clean Water and the Centre for Environment and Community Research (CECR) under the Vietnam […]

CECR recruits 02 volunteers

Center for Environment and Community Research CECR Volunteers Terms of Reference (TOR) I. Position Information Title: Technical Volunteer Number of Volunteers: 02 Report to: Project Coordinator and Director Based in Hanoi, Vietnam, with frequent travel to project sites Duration of the Assignment: 3 months Expected Starting Date: Immediate. Full time Support fee: 2,000,000 VND/ month […]

Exchanging waste for plants

Aim: Increasing awareness of students about collecting, separating and recycling waste in household level and also increasing their interest at the nature and the surrounding environment. Description: Collecting trash, cleaning Ha Sen route, exchange waste for plants. Result: 200 students participated. 150 plants was exchanged The idea is part of CECR’s project: “Facilitating the pioneering […]