Beaches and landfills in Vietnam are being overrun by tetra paks as the country’s recycling infrastructure fails to keep up with demand.
Over 8 billion tetra paks were sold in Vietnam this year as the dairy industry shifts its focus from West to East, doubling the region’s milk consumption over the past ten years.
Tetra pak recycling companies have slowed production as the process of recycling the paks is not cost effective and impossible to profit from.
As the industry continues to grow rapidly, the Vietnamese government seeks alternative uses for the paks such as corrugated roofing tiles.