CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN VIETNAM

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
IN VIETNAM
Blayne Metz
WHO AM I AND WHY
DO I CARE?
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Frustration
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Montana boy, raised with
sustainable values
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Protect what I have experienced
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Global citizen, one world
Can you imagine
developing a
comprehensive waste
management system for
a city like this?
INSIGHTS
- Role of government
- Role of education
- Role of the individual
- Role of civil society
- Nature of industrial life
- Promising movements
One Man’s Trash
Going Back, Giving Back
- Establishing import mechanism for Nhip Cau goods to sell in US
- Establish aid for Nhip Cau in collection of coconut shells
- In collaboration with Nhip Cau, establish part-time job for street clean up, focusing
on college students
- Opportunity to develop educational component with students - collaboration with
Delta Youth Alliance, Love Environment
- Plans to aid in establishment of biogas digesters in other areas of Vietnam,
potentially sell offsets created to UM – OR have UM do the investing!
Thank you:
Jan and Dick
Nicky Phear
My Duyen Phan
None of my experiences would have been
possible without their support and
encouragement