Policies needed to encourage e-commerce to embrace circular economy
Vietnam needs to develop solutions to encourage fast-paced e-commerce to embrace circular economy and reduce the dumping of plastic wastes towards protecting the environment.
A recent report on plastic wastes from e-commerce by Việt Nam E-Commerce Association pointed out that e-commerce is growing rapidly with an average annual growth rate of more than 25 per cent, resulting in an increase in the use of plastic packaging which are negatively affecting the environment. According to Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn from Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, to encourage e-commerce to embrace circular economy, it is necessary to have the participation of the State management agencies, consumers, e-commerce businesses and logistics together with enhancing communication to raise awareness.
