#18 Recycling packaging: A new responsibility of producers and importers in Vietnam

Host Hello, dear listeners, welcome back to the Lawyers Talk channel from BLawyers Vietnam. I am Dang Thi Kim Chau, and I am pleased to meet everyone again on today’s Podcast episode. Today, we will discuss the regulations on the extended responsibility of producers and importers, specifically recycling packaging. Accompanying us today is Ms. Luu Thi Thu Thao. Ms. Thao will share with us insights into the relevant legal regulations as well as practical advice drawn from her experience in supporting and advising clients in carrying out the extended responsibility of producers and importers, specifically the responsibility of recycling packaging. Guest Hello Chau and listeners of The Lawyers Talk. I hope that the insights shared within today’s topic can help listeners gain an overview of Vietnamese regulations on producers’ extended responsibility, specifically the responsibility of producers and importers for recycling packaging. Listeners then can understand legal regulations and apply them more appropriately in practice. Host To start today’s podcast, Ms. Thao, could you provide a general introduction to the extended responsibility of producers and importers to help our listeners learn more about this topic. Guest The extended responsibility of producers and importers (or EPR) is a practice and policy wherein producers and importers are responsible for managing the disposal of the products they make or import when consumers no longer find them useful. This plays an important role in promoting the circular economy. In Vietnam, EPR is regulated by Articles 54 and 55 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020. There are two specific responsibilities: · The first is recycling responsibility: Producers and importers of products and packing with recyclable value must carry out recycling according to the mandatory recycling rate and standards. · The second is the responsibility for waste collection and treatment: Producers and importers of products and packaging containing harmful substances that are difficult to recycle, or create challenges for collection and disposal must financially contribute to support waste treatment activities. To read more, please click here: https://www.blawyersvn.com/18-recycling-packaging-a-new-responsibility-of-producers-and-importers-in-vietnam/ ⁠ ﹌﹌ The above is not official advice from BLawyers Vietnam. If you have any questions or suggestions about the above, or if you would like to collaborate and use BLawyers Vietnam’s legal advisory services, please contact us at [email protected]. We will be delighted to hear from you. 📀 Host: Chau Dang 📀 Guest: Thao Luu If you like this Podcast episode, please consider donating to us at Paypal by the following link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/BLawyersVietnam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You may also follow the content of our Legal news, Legal articles and Monthly Newsletters on social media platforms by visiting: BLawyers Vietnam Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠blawyersvn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BLawyers Vietnam LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/b-lawyers-vietnam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BLawyers Vietnam Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/BLawyersVietnam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BLawyers Vietnam Twitter (X): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/BLawyers_VN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BLawyers Vietnam Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-lawyers-talk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BLawyers Vietnam Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.com/show/BLawyersVietnam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BLawyers Vietnam Google Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podcasts.google.com/feed/BLawyersVietnam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BLawyers Vietnam YouTube Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@blawyersvietnam3376/podcasts