Towards the goal that all packaging is collected and recycled

On April 23, in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam Urban and Industrial Environment Association, Hanoi Urban Environment Company Limited (URENCO) and the Packaging Recycling Alliance Vietnam (PRO Vietnam) has signed a cooperation agreement to implement the program ‘Managing and classifying recyclable waste to promote a circular economy’.

Signing of a cooperation agreement on waste collection and recycling. Accordingly, URENCO and PRO Vietnam cooperate to develop a specific plan to promote the model of sorting at source, collecting, transporting and treating recyclable waste in Hanoi; building and implementing communication plans: Designing, training, communicating to raise awareness, guide the method of garbage classification at source; thereby changing the habits and behaviors for the community in the classification and collection of recycled waste. At the same time, the two sides build a network to connect between collection and transport units – recycling units in promoting a circular economy … PRO Vietnam currently has 18 members who are the leading brand owners and packaging manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers in the food and beverage industry. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Zahanzeb Khan, Vice President of PRO Vietnam shared: “Through this cooperation, we wish to create a connection between PRO Vietnam and members of the Urban Environment Association. Vietnam market and industrial park in implementing environmental protection activities, for a green – clean – beautiful Vietnam; at the same time, making packaging recycling more accessible and sustainable, towards the goal All packages of PRO Vietnam members put on the market are collected for recycling. According to URENCO’s statistics on the results of the implementation of waste management, classification and collection at sources deployed in 4 districts (Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung) in Hanoi, from mid-August Until now, URENCO has purchased more than 150 tons of recycled waste. Of these, plastic accounts for 35%, paper 55% and 10% are metals.