Vietnam tries to reduce plastic waste and alternative marine litter

Vietnamese authorities and international organizations discussed ways to reduce plastic waste and marine debris in Vietnam at a seminar in Vietnam on Friday.

The delegates introduced the work of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Vietnamese authorities of the European Union and French experts in policy formulation and the implementation of four pilot projects in HCM city, Hanni and Puín provinces. The amount of plastic that is regulated on land and sea.

These alternatives include strengthening the collection, sorting and recycling of plastic packaging, encouraging fishermen to collect plastic waste caught while fishing, establishing a supermarket alliance to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags, and managing waste in ports.

The Director General of the Ministry of International Cooperation of Vietnam said: “The Vietnamese government and MONRE have made strong political commitments, confirming that we have been paying close attention to finding short- and long-term solutions to reduce plastic pollution and promote economic development.” MONREPhạm Phú Bình.

“The circular economy solution for marine plastic waste can make an important contribution to support the implementation of the National Action Plan and enable Vietnam to achieve its goals. The lessons learned from the project and pilot activities will serve as the basis for expansion to other countries Regions, forecasts provide a basis for formulating policies.” He said.

Circular economy refers to a market that encourages product reuse instead of scrapping. In this economy, according to the United Nations definition, all forms of waste will be returned to the economy for normal and effective use.

In the above circular economy, the European Union’s first counsellor for climate policy, environment, employment and social policy in Vietnam, Lu Ludovico, said: “We must move towards a plastic circular economy, in which resources pass through” In the “Rethinking Plastics” project, we have worked closely with Vietnam to prevent marine plastic waste and share regional and European experiences.”

He added that these four pilot activities supplemented the specific actions and experience of communities and households, local enterprises and administrative departments through specific actions and experiences on a local scale, and provided a supplement to these efforts in circular economy.

These activities are carried out under the “reconsideration of the plastic-marine garbage circular economy solution”, which is led by French professional technology companies with financial support from the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development.

Every year, the country is estimated to dump 300,000-700,000 tons of plastic waste into the ocean every year, accounting for 6% of the world’s ocean plastics.

The country has set a goal of zero plastic waste by 2025.

It has adopted a development strategy to promote marine economic development while protecting the marine environment and ecosystems, which clearly states that “preventing, controlling and significantly improving marine environmental pollution; becoming a regional pioneer in reducing marine plastic waste” is the country’s 2030 The goal of the year.