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Bamboo straw introduced to reduce single-use plastic
29 October 2018 | 10:11:00 AM
A local craftsman from central Vietnam is trying to replace single-use plastic straws with reusable bamboo alternatives at hotels, resorts and restaurants in Hội An, Đà Nẵng, Nha Trang and Phú Quốc.
Bamboo straws are produced at Taboo Bamboo workshop in Cẩm Thanh commune - an ecotour site in Hội An. The environment-friendly product can be used to reduce single-use plastic straws. — Photo courtesy Võ Tấn Tân
Võ Tấn Tân said the project started early this year to raise a campaign to say no to plastic straws and single-use plastic cups in Hội An.
He said bamboo straws were the latest environmentally friendly product being made at his workshop in Cẩm Thanh Commune – an eco-tour site – that boasts 40ha of nipa palm forest.
Tân said he also offered a tour that to teach guests about traditional crafts made from bamboo and a kayaking tour to clean up the river.
The craftsman said his workshop could produce 20,000 bamboo straws each month without the use of chemicals.
Bicycle toy is also made partly from bamboo. — Photo courtesy Võ Tấn Tân
Cẩm Thanh Cmmune – 5km from Hội An – offers bicycle tours and trips in coracle boats through the nipa palm forest. Earlier this year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a communication campaign to promote the non-use of plastic bags as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on Lý Sơn Island in Quảng Ngãi Province and Chàm Island in Hội An.
The programme, entitled Down 1 bottle, Save the Future, aims to encourage hotel owners and tour operators to provide free drinking water for tourists visiting the Lý Sơn Islands following an initiative, Refill, Not Landfill.
(VNS)
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