Small action for the green environment
"BREATHING" BECAUSE OF PLASTIC WASTE
According to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, of 800 tons of domestic waste generated daily in the province, plastic waste and plastic bags account for 7-8%. Alarming is in coastal localities such as Phuoc Thuan, Binh Chau (Xuyen Moc district); Long Hai and Phuoc Tinh (Long Dien district); Phuoc Hai (Dat Do district); wards 5, 12 and Thang Nhi ward (Vung Tau city) ... the amount of plastic waste discharged into the sea is increasing.
Over the past 20 years, Ben Dinh Canal (Vung Tau City) has always been on the "hot spot" list of environmental pollution caused by waste. Garbage is floating on the canal, rubbish enters the jammed corners of Ben Dinh canal, mostly plastic bags, plastic cans, plastic bottles, plastic straws, foam boxes.
In front of the convertible of a 63CV nearshore fishing boat, Mr. Vo Van Chien and Tran Thi Muoi are sitting and mending their nets. Mr. Chien said that his family has 4 people, all eating, bathing, cooking and cooking activities take place on this boat. Through observation, on the boat there is no toilet; all the daily waste generated by Mr. Chien's family is discharged directly into the canal. In recent years TP. Vung Tau has promoted propaganda and donated trash bins to fishermen who docked at Ben Dinh port to help them change their awareness, not littering the canal, but every day Ben Dinh canal is still suffering from 5-6 tons. waste and mostly plastic waste.
City leader. Vung Tau donates trash to fishermen on Ben Dinh canal and distributes open letters to people to dispose garbage in the prescribed places, not to dump garbage, especially plastic waste into the canal.
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Chu Hoi, former Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, said: “The environment continues to change in a bad way. Some coastal areas including BR-VT are contaminated with oil, organic matter related to domestic waste, especially the pollution of plastic waste. This is a great pressure on our environment, ecosystems and resources ”.In Con Dao district, every windy season (from November to April next year), many beaches become landfills with tons of waste from the ocean drifting with the volume of about 900m3 / year. According to Mr. Pham Bao An, Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Con Dao District, the waste here is mostly persistent garbage such as plastic cans, plastic glasses, plastic bags. On small islands, rubbish is concentrated in the monsoon season. Particularly in Bay Canh island, in the rainy season, rubbish dumps into Bo Dam beach, then from April to September of the following year (southwest wind), it lands on Cat Lon beach. In addition, many beaches in Con Dao are inundated by the flow of water and trash from all places.
SMALL JOBS, BIG MEANING
In response to the "Campaign to make the world cleaner 2019," the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has chosen the topic "Local action, global impact", with a focus on mitigation and anti-pollution. plastic waste. This is a practical and urgent content in the context of many countries around the world trying to eliminate pollution from plastic waste. At BR-VT, many schools, agencies and offices responded to the "Say no to plastic waste" campaign by cutting down on disposable plastic items to protect health and the environment.
The pupils of Vo Van Kiet Secondary School brought a stainless steel water bottle, thermos to school instead of bottled water.
Taking the lead in the movement to say no to plastic waste, since the beginning of March 2019, the Provincial Party Committee Office has replaced the bottles of disposable plastic water bottles with reusable bottles, to store recovery water. service meetings. Each water bottle has a logo bearing the message of environmental protection. Officials and employees of the Office are encouraged to use this water bottle, instead of plastic bottled water.Vo Van Kiet Secondary School (Vung Tau City) is one of the schools that has taken seriously with saying no to plastic waste. Mr. Luong Quang Toan, Headmaster of Vo Van Kiet Secondary School said: “The school has 19 classes with 654 students. Upon receiving the dispatch of the Department of Education and Training and the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City. Vung Tau on saying no to plastic waste in schools, right from the beginning of the school year 2019-2020, the school has deployed to the whole school from teachers to students. During the events under the flag, the school has talks about the dangers of plastic waste and encourages children to use reusable items to protect the environment. Up to now, 100% of students and teachers of the school seriously implement ".
| The campaign "Make the world cleaner" has been started by Australia since 1993 and is launched by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on a global scale, held every 3rd week of September. The campaign has become one of the annual international environmental events, attracting the participation of hundreds of millions of people and more than 130 countries around the world. The campaign is an opportunity to bring together businesses, community groups, schools, individuals and countries across the globe to participate in activities to improve and protect the environment, collect, treat and recycle waste, disseminate and propagandize to the community ... |
The movement to say no to disposable plastic waste is not only widespread in the provincial Political - Administrative Center but has been spreading throughout districts, towns and cities, in departments, branches and delegations. in the province. “Saying no to disposable plastic is seen as a positive solution, not only saving money but also contributing to eliminating unnecessary plastic waste from our lives to protect health, protect environment. We expect this is not just a formal movement, but will go into the awareness and actions of everyone, ”said Mr. Le Ngoc Linh, Director of Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
