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PRO Vietnam and Annam Gourmet joined forces on August 11th to host an impactful Plastic Recycling Workshop for the students of RMIT University, fostering awareness and action towards plastic waste reduction and environmental sustainability. The workshop was a dynamic platform for the exchange of knowledge and ideas, offering a range of engaging activities aimed at […]
1. What are plastic credits? Plastic credits are measurable, verifiable, and transferable units representing a specific quantity of plastic that has been collected from the environment or recycled.[1] Unlike carbon credits from plastic waste recycling operations, plastic credits are direct units, without the need through conversion calculations. The mechanism of action of plastic credits is […]
Humanity has produced over 9.5 billion metric tons of plastic. That’s over one metric ton, aka 2,200 pounds, per each of the Earth’s 7.9 billion inhabitants. That plastic doesn’t go away. “All the plastic we’ve ever produced since the inception of the material is still here,” said David Katz, Founder and Chairman of Plastic Bank, a […]
Plastic is one of the most useful materials around, but its proliferating use has created a ballooning heap of plastic waste, with more than 350 million tonnes generated each year. Only a fraction of plastic waste is recycled, and about one-fifth ends up in the mismanaged category, meaning that it is dumped or littered without proper waste management practices. […]
Companies in different economic sectors has shown a strong shift towards sustainable development, paving the way towards the realisation of Vietnam’s net zero targets by 2025. HSBC Vietnam introduced Vietnam’s first card made from recycled Polyvinyl chloride (rPVC) plastic. Its ambition is eliminating single-use PVC plastic by the end of 2026, in favour of rPVC. […]
After a long time was constrained by Covid-19, PRO Vietnam’s pilot activities will be stimulated this year. Last year, the complication of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly constrained Packaging Recycling Organization Vietnam’s (PRO Vietnam) pilot collecting program. Against that context, in addition to the strategically switch to online platforms for media exposure, PRO Vietnam and their […]
