Around 3.27 million tons/year, of which the two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City generate an average of 80 tons of plastic waste and nylon bags per day.

The total amount of plastic waste generated is 2.9 million tons and is increasing at a rate of about 5%/year.

The total amount of plastic waste collected is 2.4 million tons, but only 0.9 million tons of plastic waste is sorted for recycling and 0.77 million tons of waste is recycled.

The total loss of plastic waste into the environment is 0.42 million tons, of which a large part comes from single-use plastic products and plastic packaging that is difficult to biodegrade.

The Vietnamese plastics industry consumes about 5.9 million tons of virgin plastic materials, equivalent to an average consumption of 63 kg/person/year, which is much higher than the world average of 46 kg/person/year. It has been growing at an average rate of about 10%/year.

Only 10% of people surveyed are willing to buy eco-friendly products

95% of consumers are aware of environmental protection

39% limit the use of packaged, industrial food

44% limit the use of plastic bags...

49% of consumers bring their own bags and use recycled bags

47% of consumers only buy what they need to avoid waste

45% of consumers are conscious of recycling and saving electricity

The consumption of single-use plastic waste in Vietnam is on an upward trend.

Waste treatment methods are still limited

The rate of consumers limiting the use of plastic products is quite low.

The willingness to use environmentally friendly products and participate in environmental protection is very low.

The weekly frequency of regular use of non-biodegradable plastic bags and single-use plastic products by domestic consumers is at a very high level of more than 30%.

Regarding the use of non-degradable plastic bags and single-use plastic products, the majority of consumers said it is because they are cheap, convenient (29% for plastic bags) and (25% for single-use plastics).

Regarding whether they are willing to spend extra money to replace plastic bags and single-use plastic products, many consumers said that even though it is difficult, they will try to do it (37% of plastic bags and 34% of other single-use products).

People are more willing to pay more for products from brands that have a positive impact on society and the environment.

People are more confident when they use products that have a positive influence on the environment.

Single-use products designed with images that convey environmental protection messages impress 58% of people surveyed.

68% of people surveyed said they are aware of using single-use products designed with images that convey environmental protection messages products is harmful to the environment.

68% of people surveyed are confident when carrying single-use products designed with images that convey environmental protection messages in public places.

72% of people surveyed believe that regularly receiving environmental information from single-use products designed with images that convey environmental protection messages would cause them to limit their using of the single-use products.

78% of people surveyed said they are aware that using single-use products designed with images that convey environmental protection messages affects the environment and they will limit the use of single-use products in the future.