In his opening speech, Mr. Vu Minh Ly - Deputy Director of the Center for Communications of Natural Resources and Environment said: With the explosion of the 4.0 revolution and technological innovation, the production of electrical and electronic equipment has developed strongly, the demand for changing electrical and electronic products is increasing, leading to a large increase in the amount of electronic waste. Vietnam is no exception when the amount of electronic waste in the country is increasing rapidly, creating pressure on the treatment of this special type of waste.
According to Mr. Ly, recycling electronic waste according to the circular economy model is one of the important solutions to solve this problem. This has also been stipulated in the Law on Environmental Protection of Vietnam in 2020, which stipulates mandatory recycling rates for all types of electronic waste. Therefore, information and communication to raise awareness about collection, classification, recycling, especially standards and criteria for recycled and reusable products are the first solutions to effectively implement electronic waste recycling according to the circular economy in Vietnam.
At the workshop, delegates shared about the current status of electronic waste generation and treatment in Vietnam; regulations on responsibility for collecting and treating electronic waste according to the Law on Environmental Protection 2020; Japan's experience in treating electronic waste; potential and solutions for implementing electronic waste treatment in Vietnam.
Sharing about Japan's experience in handling and recycling electronic waste, Mr. Yutaka Yasuda - Director of JX Metal Corporation Japan said: In Japan, waste classification and collection at source are strictly carried out. Electronic waste and old equipment will be handled by manufacturers. This means that companies must establish or hire recycling plants for processing. Meanwhile, the collection and transportation of these devices to recycling plants is the responsibility of product distributors. However, consumers are responsible for paying for the costs of the above two tasks.
According to Mr. Nguyen Thi - Department of Legal Affairs (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 has issued regulations on the development of a circular economy, on the responsibility for recycling and handling of discarded products (abbreviated as EPR). Accordingly, the regulations stipulate that for types of electrical and electronic waste such as: Tablets, laptops, desktops, mobile phones... manufacturers and importers must be responsible for recycling according to mandatory rates and specifications, applicable from January 1, 2025.
Sharing about the current situation of electronic waste generation, Mr. Nguyen Duc Quang - Deputy Director of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology said: In 2019 alone, Vietnam had 514,000 tons of electronic products put on the market, generating 257,000 tons of electronic waste, with an average of 2.7 kg/person. Along with that, statistics from the Institute also show that Vietnam currently generates about 100,000 tons of electronic waste each year, mainly electronic household appliances, offices and it is estimated that by 2025, TV waste alone could reach 250,000 tons.
Assessing the current state of recycling and treatment of electronic waste in Vietnam, Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Dung - Vietnam Waste Recycling Association stated that the current rate of recycling electronic waste is still low, only recycling a part of common materials such as iron, copper, lead, tin, plastic using old technology and outdated equipment. In addition, Vietnam has not been able to recycle precious metals, which have high content in electronic waste.
Therefore, Ms. Dung proposed that Vietnam needs to have a large-scale, modern electronic waste recycling plant that can separate and recover precious metals to solve the amount of waste generated in the country and gradually upgrade spontaneous recycling models to controlled collection and classification models.
Sharing the same view, Ms. Do Thi Thuy Huong - Vice President of the Vietnam Electronic Enterprises Association said that Vietnam needs a more effective e-waste collection network, carried out by specialized units. At the same time, it is necessary to deploy from scientific research to practical technical application on an industrial scale, in which, licensed treatment facilities for recycling e-waste must establish a common process for all materials to be recycled. Vietnam needs to soon have a law on e-waste management and regularize recycling activities; build a system to collect discarded electronic products in accordance with legal regulations to trace the origin of e-waste and save costs for collecting and transporting discarded products.
In addition, to serve the EPR system in Vietnam, Deputy Director Nguyen Duc Quang proposed to include the private collection system in EPR activities. Adjust legal regulations (recycling rate, recycling specifications, recycling rates) in time with the issuance of related regulations. Develop facilities for dismantling and classifying regular electronic waste.
Source
![[Photo] Women in difficult circumstances in Hanoi receive free health check-ups](https://vstatic.vietnam.vn/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2025/3/5/735d1025401b46f8b50117530c3afaba)
Comment (0)