PAN – Coca-Cola Foundation

Project Title:
Building a “Plastic Action Network” and Linkages with Government, local businesses, Youth and Women to Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (3Rs) Plastic Waste in Vietnam (PAN project)
Location:
Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
Period:
3 years (August 2018 – May 2021)
Donor:
Coca-Cola Foundation
Building a “Plastic Action Network” and Linkages with Government, local businesses, Youth and Women to Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (3Rs) Plastic Waste in Vietnam (PAN project) is funded by Coca-Cola Foundation. The project goal is to build strong “Plastic Action Network” (PAN) of stakeholders guided by science, social benefits, local and sustainable business opportunities; leading plastic 3Rs in Ha Long City, and Ha Long Bay, towards a national scale-up.

Four expected results include:
1. Established, effective and sustainable Plastic Action Network, linking local and national actors, Established, effective and sustainable Plastic Action Network, linking local and national actors, alliances, and networks in plastic waste and environment sanitation through a shared vision and science-based strategic plan.
2. Safe and efficient plastic separation, reuse and recycling, piloted by empowered waste workers, especially disadvantaged women.
3. Implementation of innovative technical and business solutions for sorting, re-using and recycling plastic by local communities and businesses.
4. Increased public guidance and advocacy leading to improved plastic 3Rs behavior, customized policy and guidelines, jointly with the Ha Long – Cat Ba Alliance

Corresponding to four expected results are four Component:
Component 1. Model participatory leadership in land and marine plastic 3R
Component 2. Community recycling, economic empowerment, entrepreneurship
Component 3. Technology-based solutions adapted to local community scales and actionable knowledge
Component 4. Social Media and Traditional Communications Campaign: Awareness Raising and Behavior Change
24 July, 2019

Turning Trash to Treasure: Women Creating Change and Innovation

GreenHub has just completed its first year of the Plastic Action Network – tackling the urgent issue of plastic pollution in Vietnam at a grassroots level. […]
8 June, 2019

RECYCLE FESTIVAL 2019

With more than 1 month of preparation, 1 week of urgently collecting, and 2 days of hard working from 5am to 12pm, Ha Noi – Quang […]
14 November, 2018

PAN Coca-Cola Foundation

Project Title: Building a “Plastic Action Network” and Linkages with Government, local businesses, Youth and Women to Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (3Rs) Plastic Waste in Vietnam (PAN project) Location: Ha […]
11 October, 2018

GreenHub/PAN project: Discussion about introducing, sharing, and consulting the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the Quang Ninh province and relevant provincial departments about the “PAN” project.

On October 10th, GreenHub had a meeting with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the representatives of relevant departments of the Quang Ninh province […]