The consultation meeting entitled “The role of Informal Waste Workers in Solid Waste Management and Implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

As a member of the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) in Vietnam, VSF representatives and other GESI members, together with nearly 40 delegates from relevant ministries, enterprises, international organizations, and community groups, discussed:

i) Mechanisms and solutions for informal waste workers to carry out collection activities for licensed recycling companies as stipulated by EPR regulations;

ii) Policy recommendations for fair transitioning for non-state actors.

Earlier, in the afternoon of March 7th, 2024, delegates also visited and shared experiences on reducing plastic waste communities in Hoi An City.

The organizers of the event are the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam (through the NPAP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature/IUCN (through the IUCN Strategic Partnership Programme - PRO Vietnam).