Legislation, regulations and guidelines

Circular 12/2011/TT-BTN&MT on hazardous waste management and issues two kind of wastes:

-Wastes that are always HW (including some kinds of e-waste)

-Wastes that are suspicious for HW: Need to analyze the concentration of hazardous component to identify

National Technical Standards for Hazardous Waste thresholds QCVN 07: 2009/BTNMT: used to identify that wastes that are suspicious for HW.

Measures

Set-up of licensing system for hazardous waste collection, transport and disposal.

Developing an e-manifest system for hazardous wastes for more effective management.

Require e-waste generators to transfer waste to the licensed collectors, transporters and treatment facility operators. Those generators, collectors and treatment operator will need to reports to MONRE, DONRE every 6 months.

Environment Police strengthens the implementation of the regulation by irregulaly checks and inspections.

Different collection systems for e-waste in Vietnam operated by collectors, transporters (licensed or not licensed).

-Big generators usually transfer e-waste to licensed transporter and treatment facilities

-Household and small generators who do no register usually transfer waste to unlicensed collectors and tranporters.