The Net-works project, launched in 2023 with the collaboration of Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and local businesses, aims to promote a circular economy model in the marine environment.
After more than two years of implementation, the project has completed the construction of a Plastic and Fishing Gear Waste Recycling Space, integrating technology for visual collection, sorting, and recycling; while also serving learning, research, and community communication activities. This space also serves as a practice room for training lecturers and students on environmentally friendly recycling processes, gradually forming a team of "green ambassadors" for Kien Giang University.
The project also connects schools, businesses, management agencies, and fishermen to transform waste into raw materials, creating a new value chain in the sustainable development of the marine economy. Through the project, community awareness is also spread; many students have proactively participated in collecting waste, creating recycled products, and sharing the message "Don't let waste return to the sea."
Dr. Nguyen Van Thanh – Rector of Kien Giang University – stated that plastic waste, especially fishing gear waste, is becoming a serious challenge to the marine environment. Therefore, the operation of the Plastic Recycling Space is an important step in the effort to connect scientific research, training, and practical production. The facility serves as a learning and research space for lecturers and students, a place for demonstrating, transferring, and disseminating green recycling models to the community.
Professor Thanh believes that the Plastic Recycling Space will become a center for training, research, and disseminating green knowledge, contributing to enhancing students' capabilities and promoting innovative initiatives for the environment.
Dr. Nguyen Tuan Khanh - Head of the Net-works Project Management Board (Kien Giang University) added that the plastic recycling space is a prominent result of more than two years of project implementation. This space integrates technology for collecting, sorting, and recycling fishing gear waste, as well as serving training, research, and community communication purposes.
According to Dr. Khanh, the project has gradually formed a network connecting schools, businesses, management agencies, and fishermen, thereby promoting the circular economy model for the marine sector.
In the coming period, Kien Giang University has determined that the Plastic Recycling Space will not only be a laboratory but also a platform for developing a green learning, innovation, and entrepreneurship ecosystem. It will transform this space into an open learning environment for students in Environmental Science, Engineering, Resource Management, and even students from outside the university to visit and experience the recycling process. Faculty and students will be encouraged to propose topics, inventions, or experimental models using recycled plastic – from school supplies and building materials to commercial products.
Furthermore, this will strengthen links with fishermen's cooperatives, waste treatment businesses, and non-governmental organizations to form a green value chain, where every piece of waste can be transformed into a useful material.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/bien-rac-thai-ngu-cu-thanh-tai-nguyen-thuc-day-kinh-te-tuan-hoan-post1796441.tpo
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