In the first 5 months of this year, the amount of plastic waste imported into Vietnam doubled the that of last year, causing a deadlock at many ports and badly affecting activities of shipping firms and their clients.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is assigning inspection teams to solve the problem at the ports and propose long-term solutions to control imported waste materials.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is also proposing limiting or prohibiting some kinds of scrap materials in the list, such as plastics disposed from daily routines or uncategorized paper.
