PRO Vietnam's representative stated it is urgent to evaluating projects and other pilot models on waste collection and recycling from now to 2024 to choose the right one to be replicated, aiming at implementing the EPR policy tool.
As more consumers become aware of environment safety and the concept of circular economy becoming more influential in Vietnam, enterprises need to switch to packaging that meets sustainability requirements and is easily recyclable to stay competitive.
Hoang Duc Vuong, head of the Recycled Plastics Unit at the Vietnam Plastics Association, stresses that in a good circular economy model, the design of product packaging must be suitable for the goals of collection and recycling, not only in treatmeant progress.
The efforts of rivals on plastics could speed key changes to benefit both the planet and their bottom lines.
Most circular economy initiatives are individual projects focused on physical materials and resources.