Viet Nam Recycles aims to encourage public participation in building a greener Viet Nam through safe electronic waste recycling. — Photo vietnamnet.vn

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Viet Nam Recycles, a free take-back program for used or defective electronic equipment, will take place in Ha Noi on September 26.

The programme, organised by the Ha Noi department of natural resources and environment, is sponsored by HP and Apple.

The programme aims to encourage public participation in building a greener Viet Nam through safe electronic waste recycling.

Discarded products will be collected at five collection points including Cau Giay district's culture centre of Nghia Tan ward and the culture center of Yen Hoa ward and Ba Dinh District's People Committee of Quan Thanh ward, B.52 Museum and People's Committee of Thanh Cong Ward.

The equipment will then be sorted according to product categories and dismantled in a designated facility to assure maximum material recovery.

Viet Nam Recycles is run by the Viet Nam Recycling Platform (VRP), a consortium of leading producers of electrical and electronic equipment founded by HP PPS Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and Apple South Asia Pte. Ltd. — VNS