More than 2.6 million people have joined the Cambodian Ministry of Environment’s campaign aimed at combating the use of plastic bags. (Photo: Cambodia Ministry of Environment Facebook) Hanoi (VNA) - Approximately 2.65 million Cambodian citizenshave to date joined the country’s plastic-free campaign, environment ministerEang Sophalleth said on November 14.
Launched on the first day of September, the campaign aimedat combating the use of plastic bags under the slogans "Today I Don't UsePlastics", "We Join Force to Protect Cambodia's Environment",and "Goodbye Plastics". As of November 13, it saw 5,808 local schools participating.
Encouraging participants to refuse using plastic bags for at least one day perweek, this collaborative environmental action actively complements internationalefforts, particularly given the absence of binding global agreements, accordingto the minister.
Sophalleth said that aligned with the UN’s globalinitiatives to tackle plastic pollution, Cambodia has introduced wasteseparation bins in schools and encouraged students to recycle plastics andcompost waste.
The Southeast Asian country produces around 56 millionplastic bags on a daily basis, which equals 279 tonnes of plastic waste,according to its Ministry of Environment./.
