This article is authored by Swaroop KVR, head, Waste Management, Sustainability and EPR, Srichakra Polyplast Pvt. Ltd.

"Sometimes the extraction is difficult, and I don’t have any protective gear — no gloves, no mask." ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, VietnamHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest ...

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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Dam Chan Nguyen saves dead and dying computers. When he first started working two decades ago in Nhat Tao market, Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest informal recycling market, he ...

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A vendor selling used remote controls for various home appliances takes a nap in Nhat Tao market, the largest informal recycling market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP ...