Vietnam’s plastics industry to reduce dependence on imported raw materials
Based on an analysis by the Viet Nam Plastic Association (VPA), importing raw materials in the plastics industry will be likely reduced in the coming years. Conversely, the export of plastic products reached 160 countries and territories last year, with a growth rate of 12-20% annually. With the orientation of transforming into a circular economy […]
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Ho Chi Minh, 26 March 2024 – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), in collaboration with the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), UNDP Viet Nam, Pacific Environment (PE), and World Wildlife Fund for Nature in Viet Nam (WWF – Viet Nam), organized the consultation workshop with relevant stakeholders from businesses, associations, social organizations […]
Acknowledge and promote the role of the informal waste workers towards a Just Transition in implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and a global plastics treaty
Quang Nam, 8 March 2024 – On the occasion of the International Women’s Day in 2024, UNDP Viet Nam, the Gender and Social Inclusion Task Force of the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), and IUCN Viet Nam (through the IUCN-PRO Viet Nam strategic partnership), curated a meeting in Hoi An to recognize and promote the […]
Dialogue with informal waste workers
The EPPIC week closed with an activity focusing on informal waste workers with waste collection and sorting at sources in Hon Gai Beach and a “Dialogue with informal waste workers”. This dialogue recorded the presence of UNDP’s Resident Representative – Ms. Ramla Khalidi, with sincere thanks to all members of the informal groups for their […]