Vietnam discards some 1.8 million metric tons of plastic waste each year

Vietnam discharges an average of 1.8 million metric tons of plastic waste each year, making the country rank fourth among nations discarding the most plastic waste into the ocean, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Vietnam’s waste disposal accounts for 6 percent of the world’s total plastic waste ending up in the ocean, or 0.28-0.73 million metric tons, every year, national radio VOV reported, citing the representative of the ministry. Given the severe environmental pollution, the Vietnamese government has issued multiple directives on the fight against plastic waste disposal by enhancing the management of plastic waste, advancing recycling and backing the circular economic growth. Vietnam discharges an average of 1.8 million metric tons of plastic waste each year, making the country rank fourth among nations discarding the most plastic waste into the ocean, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Vietnam’s waste disposal accounts for 6 percent of the world’s total plastic waste ending up in the ocean, or 0.28-0.73 million metric tons, every year, national radio VOV reported, citing the representative of the ministry.