According to Ms. Pham Nguyen Minh Hieu - Vice Principal of My Lam School for the Disabled, Hon Dat (Kien Giang) the old plastic tarpaulin recycling model was formed in 2020 with support from the International Organization for Conservation of Nature. in Vietnam (WWF) and Kind Bracelets Company Limited. This model aims to reduce the amount of plastic waste being discharged into the environment through recycling and utilizing plastic materials to create useful products that can be applied to daily life.
The original idea was to use old plastic tarpaulins from billboards, propaganda posters of organizations and individuals that are no longer in use, collected by schools as main materials, cut and sewn into products such as baskets. shopping bags, planting bags...
To be able to sew a finished product, the canvas after being collected will be cleaned and dried. Then, depending on the pattern, the worker will measure, draw, cut carefully and then proceed to sew into products.
With the advantage of plastic tarpaulin is water resistant, durable, can be reused many times, recycled products from plastic tarpaulin also have high durability, which is chosen by many consumers.
Plastic tarpaulins are recycled and sewn into shopping bags.
In addition to bags, My Lam School for the Disabled Love also uses plastic tarpaulins combined with rags to sew more products with diverse designs such as writing purses, wallets, canvas bags, document bags...
Over the past 3 years, the school has produced more than 5.000 bags, more than 1.000 planter bags and many other products that are recycled from plastic tarpaulins, helping the school have more money to maintain its activities and help students with disabilities. My Lam love disability has more income.
“Realizing the meaningful work of the school, many organizations, individuals and people in the districts agreed to support. The school's products are ordered by women in the area as gifts for relatives. Many women also call for collecting old plastic tarpaulins to donate to the school, helping the school maintain the model," said Ms. Pham Nguyen Minh Hieu.
Unlike ordinary seamstresses, the tailors here are all young people with disabilities, who are guided by the nuns enthusiastically. love and love this job.
Mai Nhu, who lives in Soc Son town (Hon Dat) who has participated in this activity for nearly 3 years, shared: “I feel this is a very meaningful job, contributing to reducing plastic waste, helping to protect the environment. school. Moreover, thanks to the job of sewing plastic tarpaulins, I can earn 1-2 million VND per month to support my family.”
Articles and photos: THUY TRANG
