Regulations improve recycling, circular economy

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HANOI: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a new policy approach to deal with waste, promote recycling and help Vietnam to achieve its environmental goals.

Phan Tuan Hung, director of the National Extended Producer Responsibility Council Office, said if properly and fully implemented, EPR would ensure the circulation of resources between the input and waste stages in the production process and help achieve the goal of no emissions.