Development of technical guidelines for plastics and resin pellets leakage prevention from factories and informal recycling sector in Hanoi

The assignment “Development of technical guidelines for plastics and resin pel lets leakage prevention from factories and informal recycling sector in Hanoi, Vietnam”, signed between VNCPC and the Regional Resource Center for Asia andthe Pacific (RRC.AP) located at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) – Thailand. This assignment is one component of the Project “Development and dissemination of technical guidelines for plastics and resin pellets leakage prevention from factories and informal recycling sector in the ASEAN” funded by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). The overall objective of the proposed project is to contribute to preventing plastics and resin leakage into the marine by promoting best practices and guidelines appropriate to resin-producing factories and informal recycling facilities in ASEAN countries.

• Development of situation assessment report on the status and plastic leakages related to operations of informal recycling actors and the plastic industry;
• Development and update of context-specific draft guidelines/manual and best practices for preventing plastics (by informal recyclers) and pellet losses by factories;
• Submission of final guidelines/manual in English and in Vietnamese versions; and
• Participation in knowledge dissemination and capacity-building workshop.