Open AccessPolicy and Legislations on Microplastics Pollution Management in Vietnam
Author(s) -
Nguyen Trung Thang,
Duong Thi Phuong Anh,
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Ánh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tạp chí khoa học đại học quốc gia hà nội:nghiên cứu chính sách và quản lý (vnu journal of science: policy and management studies)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2615-9295
pISSN - 2588-1116
DOI - 10.25073/2588-1116/vnupam.4302
Subject(s) - microplastics , harm , environmental planning , business , plastic pollution , reuse , pollution , plastic waste , environmental protection , environmental science , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , waste management , engineering , law , ecology , political science , economics , biology
Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental problem. The amount of plastic waste, including microplastics discharged into the environment, is on the increase, causing harm to the environment, ecosystems, especially marine ecosystems, entering the food chain, and affecting human health. Recognizing the environmental risks of plastic waste, the State has issued many legal documents on plastic waste management such as the Law on Environmental Protection (2014, 2020); Law on Environmental Protection Tax 2010; National environmental protection strategy up to 2020, Vision 2030; National strategy on integrated solid waste management up to 2025, Vision 2050, among others. However, there are still many shortcomings to plastic waste management in Vietnam, e.g. there are no effective solutions in reducing, sorting, collecting, reusing, recycling and treating waste. More importantly, public awareness and understanding of microplastic pollution in Vietnam still need improving. Therefore, pollution caused by microplastics needs to be studied and evaluated in relation to its origin, current situation, impacts and management policies.