Long An launches Action month for environment
On June 5, in Thanh Hoa district, People's Committee of Long An province held the launching ceremony of Action Month for the Environment, Vietnam Sea and Islands Week, World Environment Day (June 5) and World Oceans Day (June 8).
Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Council - Mai Van Nhieu, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam, representatives of departments, branches, localities and over 300 delegates attended the launching ceremony.
Presenting a symbolic board donating 300 trees at the launching ceremony
According to the assessment of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), environmental pollution from plastic waste is becoming the most pressing problem that countries around the world are facing. Every year, around 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, half of which are designed to be used only once, with an estimated 19-23 million tons being discharged into lakes, rivers and seas. Disposable plastic that is thrown away or burned is harmful to human health, polluting ecosystems.
According to research and analysis on plastic waste pollution by the World Bank from July 2020 to April 2021, in Vietnam, annually there are about 2.8 to 3.1 million tons of discarded plastic waste, in which, the volume of plastic waste dumped into the sea is estimated at 0.28 to 0.73 million tons/year, which has been a burden on the environment, including the marine environment. The habit of using plastic bags and disposable plastic utensils of people is increasing while people still do not have the habit of sorting daily-life garbage, especially not separating plastic waste from other types of waste, making the management and treatment of plastic waste more difficult.
Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam speaks at the launching ceremony
In Long An, according to statistics, the volume of daily-life solid waste collected and transported for treatment in urban areas is about 700-730 tons/day and plastic waste accounts for 8-12% of them. In daily life, the amount of plastic waste generated in the province is estimated at 56-87.6 tons/day, in which, disposable plastic products and nylon bags are quite large. This amount of waste is and will be a "burden" for our existing facilities related to waste management and treatment, mainly plastic waste.
Standing Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Council - Mai Van Nhieu plants trees in response to the launching ceremony
This year's World Environment Day has the theme "Solutions to Plastic Pollution". In particular, focusing on implementing the campaign "fighting plastic pollution" to strongly convey the message and build a sustainable lifestyle, in harmony with nature; rational use of natural resources, biodiversity and adaptation to climate change; controling and solving plastic waste pollution through policies, initiatives and participate in global and regional cooperation mechanisms; towards a greener, cleaner lifestyle; increase recycling and reuse; promoting the building of a green economy, circular economy and sustainable development; effectively implementing the policy against plastic waste.
Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam plants trees in response to the launching ceremony
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Minh Lam called on each individual, organization and unit inside and outside the province to join hands and act together to contribute to environmental protection, towards the use of green, environmentally friendly products to reduce emissions and minimize human impact on the ecosystem through practical actions. At the same time, he emphasized, this is the time for each of us to join hands and take concrete and practical actions to contribute to protecting the living environment on land as well as in the ocean./.
By Thanh My - Translated by Q. Thien
Source: https://baolongan.vn/long-an-phat-dong-thang-hanh-dong-vi-moi-truong-a156664.html
