Tiếng ViệtThe project “National cooperation to establish a circular economy of plastic waste in Vietnam” funded by Dow Vietnam Company and implemented by the Center for Environment and Community Research (CECR) in the period of 2020 – 2022, aims to improve the efficiency of the classification, collection and recycling of plastic waste in Hoan Kiem district. The project received close reception and support from the government and a positive response from the people of Hoan Kiem district.
Up to now, after the closing ceremony and handing over the project to the District held on October 28, 2022, the spirit and good results of the Project have been continuously maintained and replicated by the local government. With professional support from CECR Center, the Government and people of Hoan Kiem district are daily continuing to implement activities from the ideas of the Project; thereby, constantly contributing to ensuring a green, clean and beautiful environment.
To concretize this spirit, on March 31, 2023, Hoan Kiem District People’s Committee issued Official Letter No. 487/UBND-TNMT on the implementation of “Plan 95 on Reducing plastic waste and Low value plastic waste circular economy ” – applying the circular economic model of plastic waste built and deployed by CECR in 06 core wards of the District, including Hang Dao, Hang Bac, Hang Buom, Hang Trong, and Phuc Tan, Cua Dong wards.
To contribute to making Hoan Kiem District clean and green and to implement Official Letter 487/UBND-TNMT, all 06 wards have issued documents to implement response activities. One of the pioneers, the People’s Committee of Hang Dao Ward, has carried out many practical and meaningful activities to promote activities and enhance the effectiveness of reducing plastic waste in general and low-value plastic waste in particular. For example, on May 12, 2023, the People’s Committee-Women’s Union of Hang Dao ward held a “Conference to discuss and implement the plan to implement the plastic waste reduction program, the circular economy of plastic waste and the reduction of plastic waste; Responding to the National Week of Clean Water and Sanitation in 2023”. At the Conference, individuals, agencies and mass organizations in the ward had many comments in terms of state management and practice to improve the effectiveness of the Program implementation.
Conference to discuss and implement the plan to implement the plastic waste reduction program, the circular economy of plastic waste and the reduction of plastic waste; Responding to the National Week of Clean Water and Sanitation in 2023
It can be seen that the project “National cooperation to establish a circular economy model of plastic waste in Vietnam” implemented by CECR Center has been bringing a lot of positive results, demonstrating sustainability and enforceability, strong spillover; contribute to raising awareness, promoting actions to protect the environment, reducing plastic waste, especially low-value plastic waste (one of the most polluting types of plastic waste) in the community.
