Plastics pollution has reached crisis levels globally, with devastating consequences impacting birds and marine wildlife, food safety, and other consequences. Vietnam is among the top five source countries for the eight million tons of plastic dumped into the ocean each year. To help address this, USAID/Vietnam is engaging implementing partners in a consultative process to restrict the purchase of single-use plastics with USAID funds. Starting June 1, costs for single-use plastics will be considered unallowable for all current cost reimbursement awards and all future awards.

So What? By restricting implementing partners from using USAID funds to purchase single-use plastics, USAID/Vietnam is doing its part to combat this critical global issue.