(VOVWORLD) - An action network project to reduce, reuse, or recycle plastic waste was launched on Thursday in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province.
Vietnam ranks 17th among 109 countries in terms of plastic pollution with about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste each year (Photo: Baoquangninh.com.cn) |
The project, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation, will be carried out in the city’s 5 wards until 2021. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, project Deputy Director, said: “The project aims to change people’s single use of plastics. We train, propagandize, and push people to reduce organic waste, make eco-bricks, and use eco-friendly bags in the markets instead of plastic bags.”