Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in Vietnam

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme has emerged as a critical environmental policy instrument around the world, holding great promise for addressing significant environmental challenges in Vietnam, a country undergoing fast economic expansion and industrialization. This literature rev...

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Main Authors: Thi Yen Anh Tran, Kinh Thi Kieu, Sunil Herat, Prasad Kaparaju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEREK Press 2023-12-01
Series:Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
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Online Access:https://press.ierek.com/index.php/ESSD/article/view/1041
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Kinh Thi Kieu
Sunil Herat
Prasad Kaparaju
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description The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme has emerged as a critical environmental policy instrument around the world, holding great promise for addressing significant environmental challenges in Vietnam, a country undergoing fast economic expansion and industrialization. This literature review proceeds to describe Vietnam’s EPR program, focusing on its regulations and implementation procedures. By highlighting several obstacles and directions in Vietnam, this review emphasizes the importance of aligning EPR strategies with the country's socio-economic context to achieve sustainable management of waste and a circular economy.
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spelling doaj.art-f86c5f0775e4408a868e59200d244fee2024-02-03T14:56:51ZengIEREK PressEnvironmental Science and Sustainable Development2357-08492357-08572023-12-018210.21625/essd.v8i2.1041Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in VietnamThi Yen Anh Tran0Kinh Thi Kieu1Sunil Herat2Prasad Kaparaju 3PhD. Candidate, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Queensland, AustraliaAssociate Professor, Environmental Management, University of Science and Education, University of Danang, VietnamAssociate Professor, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Queensland, AustraliaProfessor, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme has emerged as a critical environmental policy instrument around the world, holding great promise for addressing significant environmental challenges in Vietnam, a country undergoing fast economic expansion and industrialization. This literature review proceeds to describe Vietnam’s EPR program, focusing on its regulations and implementation procedures. By highlighting several obstacles and directions in Vietnam, this review emphasizes the importance of aligning EPR strategies with the country's socio-economic context to achieve sustainable management of waste and a circular economy. https://press.ierek.com/index.php/ESSD/article/view/1041Extended producer responsibility (EPR)Vietnamese regulationswaste managementsustainable development
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Prasad Kaparaju
Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in Vietnam
Environmental Science and Sustainable Development
Extended producer responsibility (EPR)
Vietnamese regulations
waste management
sustainable development
title Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in Vietnam
title_full Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in Vietnam
title_fullStr Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in Vietnam
title_short Implementing EPR as a Tool for Addressing Environmental Issues in Vietnam
title_sort implementing epr as a tool for addressing environmental issues in vietnam
topic Extended producer responsibility (EPR)
Vietnamese regulations
waste management
sustainable development
url https://press.ierek.com/index.php/ESSD/article/view/1041
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