MEETING THROUGH THE DRAFT PROJECT "CON DAO SAYS NO WITH NYLON BAG"

Monday - 25/11/2019 14:52

Recently, Mr. Le Van Phong - Chairman of Con Dao District People's Committee chaired the meeting with units, organizations, and 10 residential areas to listen to the consulting unit presenting the draft of the project '' Con Dao says no to plastic bags. ''

According to the report of Sao Mai Media and Events Co., Ltd, the project "Con Dao says no with plastic bags" will be implemented in 5 years from 2019 to 2024, and is divided into 2 phases: the pilot phase will be implemented at Nghia Hang Duong and the simultaneous deployment phase will be implemented at Con Dao market, households, businesses, agencies, schools, etc.
In particular, the project set out specific objectives: by the end of 2024, reaching 35% of people using environmentally friendly bags to replace plastic bags in daily life, production and business; 100% of production and business units in residential areas of the district are equipped with knowledge about the harmful effects of persistent plastic bags on the environment; 100% of tourists do not carry plastic bags when they have a visiting to Hang Duong Cemetery;...
Attending the conference, representatives of units, mass organizations, and residential areas participated in the speech to discuss a number of issues related to project implementation time, plastic bag replacement material difficult to decompose, propaganda measures to raise the awareness of people of all classes about limiting the use of plastic bags, funding for the implementation of the project, which should be integrated into the project of saying no to plastic waste. ...

Concluding the conference, Mr. Le Van Phong - Chairman of the District People's Committee emphasized: Plastic bags in particular and plastic waste, in general, have unpredictable consequences for the environment. As an island district far from the mainland and not a large area, Con Dao has many advantages to implement the project “Say no to plastic bags '' to protect the environment and sustainable development. Proposing consulting unit and Department of Natural Resources and Environment(DONRE) to receive comments to adjust and complete the project; assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the Economic Department in surveying the use situation, the volume of persistent plastic bags in the district, sources and replacement materials,
At the same time, assigning the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to continue receiving comments from agencies and residential areas in order to create a high consensus when implementing. At the same time, it is necessary to seek, call for and encourage businesses to participate in providing environmentally friendly materials to replace indestructible plastic bags in Con Dao area in order to implement the project effectively and sustainably firm.