Project targeting plastic waste reduction in tourism launched
A project on reducing plastic waste in the Vietnamese tourism sector was launched on February 16 with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
Hanoi (VNA) – A project on reducing plastic waste in theVietnamese tourism sector was launched on February 16 with the support of theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam.
Ha Van Sieu, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism, said that the project aims to promote theimplementation of plastic waste reduction activities in tourism to contributeto protecting the environment and achieving the sustainable development goalsof the sector.
Communication work will be stepped up to raise awareness of sectors,businesses, people and tourists; and solutions and initiatives to reduceplastic waste will be piloted in some restaurants, hotels, resorts and touristattractions in Ninh Binh and Quang Nam provinces, and then will be appliednationwide.
An overview of the project opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)
The project also aims to build, pilot and issue a set of criteriafor recognition of plastic waste-free tourism firms, issue an action planon reducing this kind of waste in the tourism industry, and launch anapplication on plastic waste management, added Sieu.
Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen, a representative from UNDP Vietnam,said that plastic waste pollution is a major global challenge due to itsharmful effects on the environment, especially in the marine one.
This project will be carried out in 2023 and 2024, Huyensaid./.
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Illustrative image (Photo: kinhtemoitruong.vn) 
An overview of the project opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
