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Improving Regulations on Plastic Waste Management
Consultation Workshop on Strengthening Legislation Framework on Plastic Waste Management in Vietnam

Despites Vietnam’s efforts to protect the environment and manage waste, the country maintains one of the top five polluters of ocean plastic waste. The lack of specific regulations and guidelines for their implementation is believed to a main reason behind Vietnam’s shortcomings in plastic waste management. The Consultation Workshop co-organised by Hanns Seidel Foundation in Vietnam (HSF) and the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) focused on this issue.

Mr Michael Siegner - HSF Resident Representative spoke at the Workshop

Mr Michael Siegner - HSF Resident Representative spoke at the Workshop

HSF

At the workshop, representatives from the ISPONRE, relevant ministries, enterprises, research institutes as well as international and local organisations presented an overview of legal framework for plastic waste management and the status quo of plastic waste management in Vietnam. On the one hand, the experts acknowledged considerable efforts of the Vietnamese government in the last decade in improving its legal framework, developing and implementing a national action plan for plastic waste management, and integrating regulations on plastic waste management in the planning for sectoral and regional development. On the other hand, they also admitted that Vietnam is still faced with various difficulties in managing plastic waste, and gave several policy recommendations for a more effective reduction, separation, collection, and management of plastic waste.

Summarizing experts’ opinions during the discussion session, the Workshop chair - Dr Nguyen Dinh Tho, ISPONRE’s Deputy General highlighted the problem of household single-use plastic consumption and the crucial role of interest and economic mechanism in encouraging individuals and enterprises to act in compliance with regulations on plastic waste management in Vietnam.  

Group photo of the workshop participants

Group photo of the workshop participants

HSF

Plastic waste management is an important link in the transition to circular economy and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Vietnam. HSF has been closely collaborating with research institutes and agencies in several projects on these three critical and challenging issues as part of the fulfilment of our commitment to promoting sustainable development in Vietnam.

 

 

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