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By Vishal Gulati, Hoi An (Vietnam) : With over 20 million tourists visiting per year, this port city -- a UNESCO World Heritage Site -- produces approximately 27,000 tonnes of urban waste per year. Most of the solid waste here, the country's first "eco-city" -- known for its pagodas, temples, ancient wells and tombs -- was once finding its way into the ocean, streams and landfills, threatening the environment and the health of communities. Now, household and tourism industry waste is sorted into three categories -- recyclable, biodegradable and persistent -- and...