Reducing Mismanaged Plastic Waste: Supporting Waste Entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City

The project focuses on strengthening waste collector cooperatives, providing skills training, and advocating for better working conditions, higher salaries, and access to health insurance and protective gear. The project also aims to increase waste segregation at the household level and reduce plastic waste in the ocean. The document highlights the project's achievements, including increased access to health care and occupational health gear for waste collectors, as well as changes to local government ordinances that benefit waste collectors.