, creating a widespread spread to all classes of people.
Implementing the program "Ha Long Bay without plastic waste", Ha Long Bay Management Board has organized the signing of contracts with ships and contracts to manage business and service activities on Ha Long Bay, including terms of commitment not to trade in single-use plastic waste; maintain regular waste collection on the bay and deploy peak periods of garbage collection (bamboo rafts, foam buoys, plastic bags, etc.), especially after storms. Organize monitoring and propaganda for tourists to leave single-use plastic products before going through the ticket gate at ports and tourist attractions on the bay; service points on the bay basically no longer trade in single-use plastic products. To date, the amount of foam buoys on floating structures of organizations and individuals doing business and tourism services on the bay has been reduced by 94%; and single-use plastic waste that must be collected at tourist attractions on the bay has been reduced by 90%.
Along with promoting propaganda, sanctions for violations have been strengthened. At the end of May 2025, when discovering that a tourist boat had allowed tourists to carry and use single-use plastic products that are difficult to decompose when visiting Ha Long Bay, the Ha Long Bay Management Board temporarily suspended the implementation of contracts on anchoring and operating at ports, wharves, and waters in Ha Long Bay (including Bai Tu Long Bay) for this tourist boat for 7 days (from May 24 to May 30, 2025). Handling violations is not only a deterrent but also a necessary action to protect the image and ecosystem of Ha Long Bay from the dangers of plastic waste and environmental pollution.
In Co To district, continue to implement the Project of Co To district without plastic waste for the period 2022-2025, in which the regulation for tourists not to bring plastic bottles, nylon bags, materials that are at risk of polluting the environment when traveling in Co To has been drastically implemented; strengthen propaganda about the harmful effects of waste in general, plastic waste in particular on the district's tourism development; maintain cleaning of the entire district every Thursday; amend and supplement village covenants and conventions in villages/neighborhoods; implement signing of commitments for 100% of restaurants, hotels, small traders in commercial centers, households...
Movements and models on environmental protection and plastic waste prevention have also been actively implemented by associations and unions in the area. Typically, the Provincial Farmers' Association continues to promote models and farmer clubs associated with environmental protection and solid waste classification at source such as: "Say no to plastic bags and plastic waste"; "Collect, classify and treat waste and waste into fertilizer at source"; "Collect pesticide packaging", "Beautify houses, clean roads, clean fields"... The Women's Union builds and maintains effective operations of many models and movements such as the model of turning waste into money, the "Green Sunday" movement, the model of recycling plastic waste into products of economic value...
Propaganda activities continue to be directed and implemented by all levels, sectors and localities, thereby contributing to raising awareness of people and businesses about preventing and combating plastic waste. 100% of state management agencies, socio-political organizations continue to respond to the movement to prevent and combat plastic waste, not using disposable plastic items such as plastic cups, plastic plates, and disposable plastic bottles in meetings and conferences. At production and business establishments, many solutions have been implemented to reduce the use of plastic. Typically, the Dong Bac Coal Corporation has integrated the content of preventing and combating plastic waste into the agency's operating regulations and the Corporation's environmental protection regulations. To date, 100% of agencies and units in the Corporation use stainless steel trays instead of plastic trays; most units have used stainless steel lunch boxes (lunch boxes) to bring lunch to workers instead of plastic cups and disposable plastic boxes. Converted the use of office document bags and boxes made of cardboard and paper...
The province also strengthens international cooperation activities, develops scientific applications, promotes the production of alternative materials, and reuses plastic waste.
Plastic waste generated from daily activities in social life causes serious consequences for the environment. In addition to the participation of all levels and sectors, to make the "anti-plastic waste" movement spread in life, it is truly sustainable. need to continue to have the cooperation and determination of the whole community and society.
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