Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop onplastics, garbage and the life cycle of a product was held in Hanoi on January26 to raise public awareness of environmental protection.
Director of the Live & Learn Centre DoVan Nguyet said the event provides a platform to review changes in wastetreatment, green practices and environmental protection initiatives.
Chau Ngoc Cam Van, Vice Secretary of themunicipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment, told a story about ajourney to save paper milk boxes, which were collected by young people totransfer to a recycling plant to produce pulp and ecological roofing sheetsfrom aluminum and plastics.
Some 15 billion paper milk boxes are used nationwideeach year, equivalent to 150,000 tonnes which could be recycled into books andnotebooks, print papers and carton boxes. However, due to their low value andfoul smell, recycling remains limited, she said.
Le Hoang Phuong from the TransportMinistry’s project 6 management board said due to technological development, e-wastehas increased, including televisions, printers and mobile phones, which containtoxic chemicals such as mercury, lead, copper, aluminium, iron and zinc. Withoutproper treatment, they could pollute land, water and air.
In Hanoi, free e-waste collecting points havebeen put into operation in Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh and Cau Giay districts, she said,suggesting that e-waste should be classified at home to make recycling easier.
Hosted by the Live & Learn Centre, theFrench Cultural Centre L’ Espace and Vietnam Youth Parliament, the event waspart of the Clean Air – Green City project funded by the US Agency forInternational Development which aims to benefit children, youths andresidential areas, especially those affected by pollution in Hanoi.-VNA
Director of the Live & Learn Centre DoVan Nguyet said the event provides a platform to review changes in wastetreatment, green practices and environmental protection initiatives.
Chau Ngoc Cam Van, Vice Secretary of themunicipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment, told a story about ajourney to save paper milk boxes, which were collected by young people totransfer to a recycling plant to produce pulp and ecological roofing sheetsfrom aluminum and plastics.
Some 15 billion paper milk boxes are used nationwideeach year, equivalent to 150,000 tonnes which could be recycled into books andnotebooks, print papers and carton boxes. However, due to their low value andfoul smell, recycling remains limited, she said.
Le Hoang Phuong from the TransportMinistry’s project 6 management board said due to technological development, e-wastehas increased, including televisions, printers and mobile phones, which containtoxic chemicals such as mercury, lead, copper, aluminium, iron and zinc. Withoutproper treatment, they could pollute land, water and air.
In Hanoi, free e-waste collecting points havebeen put into operation in Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh and Cau Giay districts, she said,suggesting that e-waste should be classified at home to make recycling easier.
Hosted by the Live & Learn Centre, theFrench Cultural Centre L’ Espace and Vietnam Youth Parliament, the event waspart of the Clean Air – Green City project funded by the US Agency forInternational Development which aims to benefit children, youths andresidential areas, especially those affected by pollution in Hanoi.-VNA
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