Vietnam to ban plastic bags by 2030 including those in usage at wet markets

Supermarkets in Vietnam have already started using environmentally-friendly bags. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, May 14 (Xinhua): Vietnam will ban the use of all plastic bags from 2030, including those in wet markets, Vietnam News Agency had reported.

The country has also set a target of using 100 per cent environmentally-friendly bags at commercial centers and supermarkets by 2025, the news agency cited the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment as reporting.