Inspired by Fukuoka Masanobu’s world-renowned book “the One-Straw Revolution”, Le Xuan Hoa has founded Hon Mu farm in Tho Xuan, Thanh Hoa to make products from natural materials.
Le Xuan Hoa decided to build Hon Mu farm with the philosophy that all plants from wild grasses to perennial trees have their own value (Photo: VNA)
In September 2017, Hoa debuted his bamboo straws which immediately received positive market responses (Photo: VNA)
Hon Mu now supplies over 500,000 bamboo straws to meet the demand (Photo: VNA)
Hoa’s bamboo straw workshop creates jobs for 11 locals who earn an average income of 195-260 US dollars/month (Photo: VNA)
The bamboo straws are steamed and then sun-dried (Photo: VNA)
Hon Mu farm also makes products from natural materials such as bamboo spoons, straws and ball point pens (Photo: VNA)
Hon Mu bamboo products (Photo: VNA)
(Photo: VNA)
Hoa plans to turn Hon Mu into a non-profit community where people can experience a new way of life which is close to nature and environmentally friendly (Photo: VNA)
Vietnamese companies making eco-friendly straws have received many orders from other countries that have reduced the use of plastic straws or even banned their production.
Educational institutions in several provinces and Ho Chi Minh City are encouraging their students and staff not to use single-use plastic water bottles and straws as part of the UN’s global Beat Plastic Pollution campaign.
Non-biodegradable plastic straws have been widely used over the last century, causing the depletion of marine life in many countries, including Vietnam.
Collective action from the Vietnamese government, the private sector and consumers is essential to combat one of the great environmental challenges facing the world, the excess of plastic waste in oceans and water sources, a United Nations (UN) official said on June 6.
On the occasion of World Environment Day, government agencies of Thailand have organised activities to encourage people to place importance on solving haze and pollution problems, while 80 percent of the use of plastic cap seals has been instigated.
A group of young artists from a social enterprise in Hanoi have brought new life to tens of thousands of used plastic items and transformed them into impressive artworks which are on display at an ongoing exhibition in the capital.
The attention businesses are paying to strategies and measures to protect the environment is a good augury for the sustainable development of the economy.
Tourism companies, who are benefiting enormously from the environmental values, should take further actions to stem the flow of plastic waste into the ocean, heard a workshop held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on July 25.
Enterprises in Hanoi have implemented many concrete and practical action programmes to prevent the use of plastic bags and disposable plastic products in response to the city’s joint efforts to fight plastic waste in industrial production and consumer distribution.
Le Xuan Hoa decided to build Hon Mu farm with the philosophy that all plants from wild grasses to perennial trees have their own value (Photo: VNA) 
In September 2017, Hoa debuted his bamboo straws which immediately received positive market responses (Photo: VNA) 
Hon Mu now supplies over 500,000 bamboo straws to meet the demand (Photo: VNA) 
Hoa’s bamboo straw workshop creates jobs for 11 locals who earn an average income of 195-260 US dollars/month (Photo: VNA) 
The bamboo straws are steamed and then sun-dried (Photo: VNA) 
Hon Mu farm also makes products from natural materials such as bamboo spoons, straws and ball point pens (Photo: VNA) 
Hon Mu bamboo products (Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
Hoa plans to turn Hon Mu into a non-profit community where people can experience a new way of life which is close to nature and environmentally friendly (Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
