Tourism sector strives to reduce plastic use

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document on protecting the environment and limiting the use of plastic bags, straws and cups.
Tourism sector strives to reduce plastic use ảnh 1Snacks are contained in plastic bags at a store on a street in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)


Hanoi (VNA) –
The Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism has issued a document on protecting the environmentand limiting the use of plastic bags, straws and cups.

The ministry asked the Departments of Culture,Sports and Tourism to implement the document and direct tourist service businessestablishments, resorts, and sites to take environmental protection measures.

They were called to enhance the use ofenvironmentally-friendly products such as straws and cups made of organicmaterials or usable for many times while limiting the use of products hard todecompose, thus minimising plastic waste.

Most recently, the tourism sector launched the“Go Green” campaign to raise public awareness of the environmental protection,especially among businesses and workers in the field.

According to the Travel and TourismCompetitiveness Index of the World Economic Forum, Vietnam is ranking 129thamong the 136 countries in terms of environmental sustainability.

To improve the situation, the tourism industryhas built a set of criteria for the application of tourism sustainable label“Green Lotus” for accommodation establishments in Vietnam.

It also focused on inspecting the observance ofregulations on tourism environmental protection and raising public awareness ofthe issue.

In 2019, the tourism sector aims to serve around17.5 – 18 million international tourists.-VNA

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