Plastic waste management app contest launched in tourism sector

A contest on plastic waste management applications in the tourism sector was launched on September 28, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association.
Plastic waste management app contest launched in tourism sector ảnh 1At the launch ceremony of the contest on plastic waste management applications in the tourism sector on September 28 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A contest on plastic waste management applicationsin the tourism sector was launched on September 28, according to the VietnamTourism Association.

The contest aims to raise awareness and provide plasticwaste management tools for tourism businesses, state management agencies aswell as residential communities; and offer solutions and initiatives to limitthe impact of plastic waste on tourism activities.

Organisations and Vietnamese individuals living in the country areeligible to participate in the contest, with entries sent to the organising boardbefore November 10.

The organising board will present one first prize worth 40million VND (1,640 USD), one second and several consolation prizes.

Winning apps are to be announced at the VietnamInternational Travel Mart (VITM) 2023 to be held in the Mekong Delta city ofCan Tho.

This contest is part of the project on reducing plasticwaste in Vietnam's tourism sector, implemented by VITA in collaboration withthe Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment underthe Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment./.

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