IUCN and representatives of TCP Group Thailand and Vietnam visited waste collection points and aluminum recycling plants

On November 22, 2023, IUCN and representatives of TCP Group Thailand and Vietnam as well as VietCycle Company had a meeting and visited an aggregator and AC&T Vina aluminum recycling plant under the project “TCP moving towards Circular Economy and promoting EPR practices in Vietnam”.

Aiming at piloting the collection and recycling of aluminum, PET plastic and carton papers according to EPR regulations, the project will contribute to identify problems and opportunities for businesses in EPR implementation.

From October 2022 to October 2023, the project collected 91.3 tons of above packaging waste, of which 45 tons were recycled. The remaining amount of packaging waste will be recycled according to EPR regulations in the coming months.