Coastal Clean Ups in Vietnam Looking Backwards and Facing Forward

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1 Enabling Sustainable Communities Coastal Clean Ups in Vietnam Looking Backwards and Facing Forward Nguyen Thi Thu Trang - 6 International Marine Debris Conferences, San Diego, Mar 2018

2 Contents 1. Vietnam waste management, marine debris, plastic pollution 2. Clean ups in Vietnam looking back 3. Showcases of GreenHub-Vietnamese NGOs activities to address the issues of marine debris 4. Facing forwards - Recommendations and actions for clean-up activities 5. Implications for wider marine debris waste management challenges, and issues of plastic pollution.

3 Vietnam Waste Management Situational Analysis VIETNAM - Annual GDP growth ~6% 62% 30 mil 85% 62% 5,300+ Nguyen, 2013 ~55.9 mil people in coastal provinces (94 mil), increasing 12% per year (est) Ton waste/year from various sources; 50% is from municipal sources; 1% hazardous, 0.79 waste gen. rate kg/ppd towns/cities are using non-sanitary landfills; 10% waste recovered for recycling or reuse Waste generated in Red River Delta; Melong delta; East Southern & Centre Coast (19%) Street food businesses.

4 Clean ups in Vietnam looking back Before 2000: clean-up beach consider as one part of regular sanitation 2000: First international clean up (with support from Coca-Cola in Khanh Hoa province (First ICC in 1985 in US with Ocean Conservancy) : > 150 sites from 28 provinces with regular involvement of the Women s Union, Youth Union, Farmer and Fisher Associations, and students from schools and colleges, NGOs, international organisation and business sectors (2015 with Jambeck report) : Increasing actions and interest from stakeholders (the Body Shop, GreenHub, Clean and Green Vietnam) 10,454 Volunteers 92,353 Pounds of trash 40 miles Data from Ocean Conservancy & GreenHub, 2017

5 Clean ups locations and actors GOVERNMENTS AND MASS ORGANIZATIONS: Youth unions (19 provinces) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NGOS & VOLUNTEER GROUPS, MEDIA (9) FFI; MCD, Greenhub IUCN, Evergreen Labs, V Spirit, AMDI, VTV24 Top locations: Ha Long, Hai Phong, Da Nang; Nha Trang, Hue, Phu Quoc, Vung Tau (tourism destination) Others cities/province: Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Can Tho. ~41,000 (actual data)/ 10,454 volunteers (data from OC) BUSSINESS AS CSR PROGRAMME (12) Coca-Cola; Intel, Dell, Yamaha Motor Vietnam, Paradise Vietnam, Auco Cruise; HG Group; Adidas; BTMU Bank; Amways Be parts of international initiatives: ICC-OC; Let do it the world, Clean-up Vietnam.

6 Marine debris: Cleanups item found in analysis of Marine Debris data Clean up (Ocean Conservancy, GreenHub) 2% 2% 13% 29% 115,276 items 71% Plastic ( Others; GreenHub 2017) 2% 3% 3% 4% 40-55% 83% 10% 6% 10% 27% 1 Buoys (polystyrens)/floats 2 Bags(Plastic) 3 Tobacco Packaging/Wrap 4 Beverage Bottles (Plastic) 5 Food Wrappers/Containers 6 Balloons 7 Straws, Stirrers 8 Clothing, Shoes 9 Beverage Bottles (Glass) 10 Cigarette Butts 10 Others waste collection in rural areas rate (MONRE) % mismanaged waste; 5.8 % of total mismanaged plastic waste Plastic marine debris [MMT/year]: ); all waste generated in Vietnam is recovered for recycling or reuse Polystyrene Foam and Plastic Bags Accounts for 29% and 27% of found items

7 Clean ups in Vietnam looking back - challenges Facing challenges Lack of accurate data of solid waste, marine debris, plastic pollution & micro-plastic in Vietnam Policies do exist but overlaps and conflicts still remain; lack of enforcement Clean up in Vietnam challenges Lack of national coordination for data collection and monitoring program Do not have national protocol for monitoring Voluntary based or project based activities: not regularly conducts & lack of commitment Solid waste Management challenges Overlaps in functions and responsibilities of relevant ministries and agencies Waste is not separated at sources (only pilot 3R in some areas) Recycling: small-sized, spontaneous, difficult to control, applying backward technologies (particularly in craft villages)

8 GreenHub VNGOs working: Sustainability Opportunities Based on UN Sustaibality Goals, GreenHub focuses on: #11, #13 and #14. GreenHub takes actions raise consumer awareness and influencing behavioral change to reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R s) waste, marine debris monitoring and Coastal Clean-up Campaigns As part of global research with CSIRO; and national programme of MONRE

9 Experiences from GreenHub- Showcase 1 from Ha Long Bay cleanup: Data management and Advocacy

10 Marine debris monitoring & Coastal cleanup for a sustainable marine ecosystem - Ha Long Bay 220 Volunteers 2.2km of coastline cleaned The efforts of this alliance have resulted in the Ha long Bay city Peoples Committee Banning the use of polystyrene and calling for the implementation of an environmentally friendly alternative Kg debris removed so far

11 Experiences from GreenHub - Showcase 2: Stakeholders engagement 1. Awareness & Engagement with 1,000 youth during the Recycling Day organized by DONRE Hanoi (Sept, 2017); 2. Greenovation Challenges 05 selected ideas from students 3Rs products marketing at the Recycling Day organized by Vietnam Women Academic (Oct 17)

12 Local initiatives and be parts of global action with stakeholders engagement - Monitoring and Research activity: Quantifying flows of plastic and other debris from land-land based sources to the ocean - Models of community plastic recycling & replacement of plastic using (polystyrene) - Sharing information and exchange ideas/advocacy for local policies

13 Recommendations and implications for land-based solutions

14 Facing forwards Clean ups & solutions for marine debris Data collection Standard protocol Mobile App Coordination Mapping locations of hot-spots with marine debris; plastic pollution Use ICC/location from OC for coordinating clean-ups Organize clean-ups based on hot-spot locations (beach, coastal lands, watersheds and in waterway) Developing, implementing the National Action Plan on Marine Debris; Network & Policy National Network of mind-liked organizations; & mobilize local volunteers Data analysis and dissemination and Dialogues with local gov; International monitoring for sea-based marine debris (Regional level- with China, Southeast Asia) Local policies: e.g banning plastic bag (2020), single use; enforcements Towards reducing marine debris in Vietnam education-based program Innovation: Cleanup system or trash bin at bigger scale (OceanCleanup);

15 Facing forwards Land based strategies Cleaner production Source reduction, reuse and recycling practices Innovative material and product design (organic plastic: available technology in domestic) Waste to Energy opportunities; Synergy production through support measures and policies. waste was separated and then collected or composted plastic re-purpose and recycling in sustainable supply chain Capacity building for 3R implementation to support and encourage private sector expertise for green industries Mainstreaming 3Rs into schools as well as informal education; Consider gender issues in 3R activities 1. Details local policies for implementation national strategy for integrated management of solid waste up to 2025, with a vision to 2050: To collect and treat up to environmental standards 100% of daily life solid waste in urban centers, 90% of which will be recycled, reused, recovered energy or used for organic fertilizer production 2. Supporting for business opportunities and sharing economy 3. Strong partnerships among governments, business, citizen & NGOs Land based strategies Solid waste Management towards to Zero- waste

16 Thank you and join collaboration Contact us: TRANG NGUYEN Planning and Investment Ministry Building, Office # 1008 No. 8 Ton That Thuyet Street, Hanoi, Vietnam p: (+84 4) ; P: (+84) ; m: trang.nguyen@greenhub.org.vn w: greenhub.org.vn