The event attracted policy experts from the Republic ofKorea, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, and theInstitute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment.
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of Natural Resourcesand Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said the development of circular economy, with afocus on recycling of scraps and garbage, is considered a measure forsustainable and eco-friendly development.
Urban solid wastes in 2015 rose 1.6-folds from 2010. Thevolume is forecast to surge 2.37-folds by 2020 and 3.2-folds by 2025 whilesolid waste per capita will soar from 0.95kg in 2009 to 1.6kg by 2025.
Dr. Sunil Herat from Australia’s Griffith University saidthe United Nations Environment Programme has sent out a message that withoutactions, humans will spend a cost 5-10 times in the next decade to recyclewastes.
In 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) relationship, he suggestedadding repair function, meaning that manufacturers should offer easy-to-repairproducts, thus making it easier to effectively reuse them and mitigating solidwastes.
The official also proposed that countries should encourageprivate sector to join circular economy.-VNA