Australia to launch new Plastics Innovation Hub in Việt Nam

Volunteers picked up trash, mostly plastic-based, on the beach of Giao Hải Commune, Giao Thuỷ District, the northern province of Nam Định. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Đạt HÀ NỘI — Australian scientists will deliver new innovations to tackle plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific, with a Plastics Innovation Hub being launched in Việt Nam , according to the Australian Embassy in Việt Nam. Globally, 75 per cent of plastic produced becomes waste. To help address this, the Plastics Innovation Hub Việt Nam aims to significantly reduce plastic waste through key stakeholder collaborations and science and innovation excellence. It is an initiative of Aus4Innovation Program, an official development assistance programme sponsored by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, managed and co-funded by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, out of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi, and delivered in strategic partnership with Việt Nam’s Ministry of Science and Technology. The hub is part of CSIRO's Ending Plastic Waste Mission, which has a goal of 80 per cent reduction in plastic entering the environment by 2030. CSIRO Southeast Asia Counsellor, Amelia Fyfield said that collaboration was the key to solving the global plastic pollution challenge. "CSIRO is excited to collaborate through the Plastics Innovation Hub Việt Nam and use our globally… Read full this story

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