The capital city of Hanoi is stepping up a drive to phase out theuse of nylon bag as it is harming both environment and human health.
From now until the end of this year, Hanoi will launch campaignsin elementary schools of Nam Thanh Cong, Hoang Dieu and Dich Vong A, andUniversities of Foreign Trade, National Economics and Transport, wherestudents will be urged to use environmentally-friendly bags to replacenylon bags.
Between September 10 and November 14, banners andslogans will be hung up in streets and posters posted indensely-populated areas to educate people on the harmful effects ofnylon bags while as many as 10,000 fabric bags will be handed out forfree at schools across the city.
The municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment will also enlist the help of the media in these efforts.
At the same time, the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Women’s Unionwill collect waste papers in exchange for paper bags in residentialareas.
The Hapro supermarket chain has also implemented a pilotprogramme on reducing the use of nylon bags with positive response fromcustomers.
According to environment experts, it takes up to 500-1,000 years for a nylon bag to decompose naturally.
Foodstuff put in a nylon bag could be contaminated with poisonoussubstances in nylon such as lead, which is proved to damage brain andcause lung cancer and birth defects.-VNA
From now until the end of this year, Hanoi will launch campaignsin elementary schools of Nam Thanh Cong, Hoang Dieu and Dich Vong A, andUniversities of Foreign Trade, National Economics and Transport, wherestudents will be urged to use environmentally-friendly bags to replacenylon bags.
Between September 10 and November 14, banners andslogans will be hung up in streets and posters posted indensely-populated areas to educate people on the harmful effects ofnylon bags while as many as 10,000 fabric bags will be handed out forfree at schools across the city.
The municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment will also enlist the help of the media in these efforts.
At the same time, the municipal chapter of the Vietnam Women’s Unionwill collect waste papers in exchange for paper bags in residentialareas.
The Hapro supermarket chain has also implemented a pilotprogramme on reducing the use of nylon bags with positive response fromcustomers.
According to environment experts, it takes up to 500-1,000 years for a nylon bag to decompose naturally.
Foodstuff put in a nylon bag could be contaminated with poisonoussubstances in nylon such as lead, which is proved to damage brain andcause lung cancer and birth defects.-VNA
