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Da Nang says no to single-use plastic products

Da Nang has launched a campaign to call on the community to ‘Say No’ to single-use plastic products to deal with pollution and waste treatment costs.
Da Nang says no to single-use plastic products ảnh 1Da Nang has launched a campaign to call on the community to ‘Say No’ to single-use plastic products. (Photo: danviet.vn)

Da Nang (VNS/VNA) – Da Nang has launched acampaign to call on the community to ‘Say No’ to single-use plastic products todeal with pollution and waste treatment costs.

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen NgocTuan said the campaign would focus on raising public awareness of plastic waste.

He said it also aimed to remind visitors and local residentsof the importance of reducing the daily use of plastic products includingstraws, cups and plastic bags.

Tuan said the campaign also called for household rubbish tobe separated to boost recycling and promote the re-use of plastic bags.

“The city produces 870 tonnes of garbage each day, of which95 percent is collected, and only 10 per cent (mainly plastic waste) isrecycled.

“Da Nang has cooperated with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)to design technology for waste treatment and sustainable development towards a‘green’ city by 2025,” Tuan said.

He added that the city had called on investors to build itsfirst solid waste treatment plant for recycling, compost, dumping and gascollection in Hoa Nhon commune.

The city reserves an annual fund of 333,000 USD for waste collection andtreatment, and almost 90 percent of the city’s rubbish currently goes intolandfill sites.

In 2015, Da Nang opened the Khanh Son dump with a capacity of200 tonnes per day. The plant can generate power from waste using incinerationtechnology.

The same year, the city, in cooperation with Chikujo inJapan’s Fukuoka Prefecture, started a pilot project to recycle organic wasteinto environmentally friendly liquid fertiliser.

Japanese experts from the Tokyo-based EX Research Institutealso urged Da Nang to apply advanced technology in waste treatment to help thecity deal with overloaded dumps.

At least 80 per cent of daily waste would be completelytreated if the central city applied smart management of solid waste, accordingto Satoshi Sugimoto, a consultant from Japan’s Overseas EnvironmentalCooperation Centre.

According to the Ministry of Construction, Vietnam discharges19,000 tonnes of rubbish every day, of which 16 percent was plastic waste,and at least 4,000 tonnes of rubbish from the sea washes up on the city’sbeaches every month during the rainy season.

The city has issued strict fines for littering on beaches toimprove behaviour in public places and promote a clean and safe environment.-VNS/VNA
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