News Paul Polak Innovation Fund Vietnam
How entrepreneurs in Vietnam are cleaning up plastic waste
Vietnam’s lush coastline and winding rivers draw millions each year — but look closer, and you’ll see grocery bags tangled in mangroves, plastic bottles drifting along canals, and shorelines littered with debris. Every year, an estimated 300,000 metric tons of plastic end up in waterways and beaches — that’s the equivalent of 30,000 garbage trucks …
