Recently, Bac Giang Department of Foreign Affairs has host a meeting with the research mission of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) on situation of electronic wastes (e-waste) and end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) in the province. The meeting was also attended by representatives of related departments and agencies of the province including Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment, Information and Communication, Industry and Trade, Construction and Industrial Zones Authorities. 

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Tran Lan

At the meeting, on behalf of the participants from Bac Giang’s side, Nguyen Hoang Trung, Director of Bac Giang Department of Foreign Affairs highly appreciated the attention of METI to environmental issues of Asian countries generally, Vietnam and Bac Giang province particularly by sending the research mission to the province. Simultaneously, he recommended the participants openly discuss the issues the research mission concerned.

Representative of the research mission, Ryosuke Inoue, analyst from Environment and Energy Department of Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd, commissioned by METI gave a brief introduction about the research project on current situation of recycling of e-waste and ELVs in ASEAN countries. This project is aimed to promote the international resource recycling; study the current situation of recycling market of e-waste and ELVs; catch up the latest laws and regulations on e-waste and ELVs.

The research mission gave a brief introduction about the research project on current situation of recycling of e-waste and ELVs in ASEAN countries. Photo: Tran Lan

Also at the meeting, representative of the Division for environmental protection of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment reported the current situation of e-waste treatment and recycling in the province.

Other participants shared difficulties in management of e-waste, industrial waste and ELVs treatment and recycling, answered the questions raised by the research mission and recommended some issues for cooperation in time to come i.e. studying the trade village in treatment of ELVs in Bac Giang to find solutions for environmental pollution, introducing Japanese enterprises to invest in  high-tech e-waste treatment plants.

Representative of the research mission thanked Bac Giang province for the meeting and providing them with necessary information. They promised to report the studying result to METI for future cooperation.

tion of recycling market of e-waste and ELVs; catch up the latest laws and regulations on e-waste and ELVs.

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