Analysis of production, consumption and environmental burden of plastic industry in Vietnam by input-output table

Authors

  • Thi Yen Ta* School of Environmental Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology; Faculty of Environmental, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment
  • Thi Anh Tuyet Nguyen School of Environmental Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology
  • Hoang Thi Hong Van College of Urban Works Construction

Keywords:

consumption, economic, IO table, plastic, production

Abstract

The plastic industry is an economic sector that plays an important role in promoting a circular economy in Vietnam. This study used the updated 2018 input-output (IO) table to identify and analyse the production and consumption of seven different plastics including: HDPE, PS, PE, PET, PVC, PP, and others. The study also integrated the IO model to unveil the environmental burden of these plastics through the plastic demand of 40 economic sectors and households. As a result, in 2018, the amount of direct solid waste from the plastic industry was 58,147 tons and the amount of indirect solid waste from the plastic industry to other economic sectors and the household sector were 214,258 tons and 6,262 tons, respectively. Agriculture and its services, food processing, fashion manufacturing, basic chemical production, electrical and electronic equipment production, and transport production embodied the highest indirect burdens due to their use of plastic products. This study contributes to MFA research and developing strategies for sustainable production and consumption of plastics and the management of plastic waste in Vietnam.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.63(2).89-96

Classification number

5.3

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Published

2021-06-15

Received 12 December 2020; accepted 5 April 2021

How to Cite

Thi Yen Ta, Thi Anh Tuyet Nguyen, & Hoang Thi Hong Van. (2021). Analysis of production, consumption and environmental burden of plastic industry in Vietnam by input-output table. Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 63(2), 89-96. https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.63(2).89-96

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Section

Environmental Sciences

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