The Viet Nam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) launched a new task force to promote innovation and catalyze investment in practical solutions for reducing plastic waste and pollution in Viet Nam.
This launch demonstrates a suitable approach in line with the overall agenda of the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), and will contribute to supporting and promoting innovative solutions for tackling plastic waste and plastic pollution in Viet Nam, through convening and mobilizing resources and support for Viet Nam and strengthening capacity to access and share technologies related to plastic waste reduction.
Members of the new Task Force include the Viet Nam National Innovation Center (NIC), Dow Viet Nam, Unilever, An Phat Holdings, Duy Tan Recycling, GreenHub, Startup Vietnam Foundation (SVF), Innovation Norway, UNDP, and the World Bank. The task force has also attracted the participation of innovators from UNDP’s Ending Plastic Pollution Challenges (EPPIC), such as Galaxy Biotech, who encouraged other innovators to access the NPAP platform and explore new investment opportunities.
At the workshop, the Task Force held its first meeting to discuss new technologies for Deposit Return Systems (DRS), in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi and its Commercial Section – Innovation Norway.