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Con Dao island launches zero plastic waste programme

30 November 2020 | 08:05:00 AM

Local authorities of Con Dao Island District, off the coast of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), have launched a Zero Plastic Waste programme, aiming to eliminate single-use plastic products.



A woman shows a canvas bag as part of a programme to cut plastic bags and single-use plastic products on Con Dao Island of southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. (Photo courtesy WWF)

WWF said the programme, which involved 74 businesses from the district, aims to raise awareness among local islanders and tourists on reducing plastic bags and single-use plastic from their daily shop.


The programme offers support by providing free environmentally-friendly bags instead of plastic bags from shops.

Bags made from canvas are available at the Con Dao market desk.

Pham Bao An, an official from the island district’s nature resources and environment department said the island has contributed 70,000 tonnes of garbage to the Bai Nhat dump, and has been polluting the environment and beach destinations.

He said the district and other agencies have been building a database on plastic bag and single-use plastic consumption to find the best solution to limit harmful plastic waste pollution.

Con Dao Island, 97 nautical miles off the coast of Vung Tau city, is home to 600ha of sea weed beds and 1,000ha of coral reefs.

Its pristine natural landscape has lured tourists to explore Con Dao Park and the natural reserve.

The Con Dao National Park on Con Dao Island was recognised as an official member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia (IOSEA), becoming the 11th member of the marine turtles conservation network in a meeting in 2019.

In Vietnam, only the Cham Islands – a World Biosphere Reserve site – is the first and most successful site banning the use of plastic bags among local islanders and tourists, while the ‘say no to single-use plastic straws and cups’ campaign was launched in early 2020.

A garbage sorting programme has been launched by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to reduce plastic waste at 12 Marine Protected Areas nationwide. It will help build a database on plastic waste and offer policy advice on how to reduce and control plastic waste and plastic production.

According to Greenhub, an NGO, waste can be found along beaches from northern Quang Ninh province to Con Dao Island in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, while plastic waste accounts for 80 per cent of the total solid waste at 30 beaches in Vietnam./.

(VNA)

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