Photo exhibition to promote plastic waste prevention and control in 2025 in Hanoi

On the morning of October 18, at the Vietnam Youth Academy (Hanoi), the Department of Grassroots Information and External Information, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the Youth and Children Affairs Committee, Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union; Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports organized an exhibition of photos and documents to promote the prevention and fight against plastic waste.

Plastic waste pollution has reached a huge scale worldwide and is causing serious consequences for the environment and social life. Vietnam is not exempt from the negative impacts of plastic waste. Statistics show that on average, Vietnam discharges about 1.8 million tons of plastic waste each year, ranking among the 20 countries with the largest amount of waste and higher than the world average.

Mr. Ngo Thanh Hien, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Information and External Information, delivered the opening speech at the Photo Exhibition on Propaganda on Plastic Waste Prevention and Control in 2025.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Plastic Waste Prevention and Control Photo Exhibition in Hanoi, Mr. Ngo Thanh Hien, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Information and External Information, said: "Vietnam is a developing country, we are facing many problems related to environmental degradation and pollution, climate change, rising sea levels, especially pollution caused by plastic waste. The amount of plastic waste is increasing, if there are no effective and timely solutions, the negative impacts of plastic waste will become very serious. Environmental pollution in general, pollution caused by plastic waste and plastic bags in particular, directly affects people's daily life, health and the development of economic sectors, especially tourism and fisheries..."

Through photos and documents at the Exhibition, viewers are provided with information about the harmful effects of plastic waste and nylon bags on the economy, society, environment and human health.

According to Mr. Ngo Thanh Hien, in reality, plastic waste and nylon bag pollution in our country is currently at a serious level, increasing year by year, and is one of the "burdens" on the environment; it can even lead to environmental disasters, directly affecting the lives and health of people and the growth of related economic sectors.

Limiting, minimizing and recycling waste from plastic and nylon bags has become an urgent requirement and must be acted upon immediately, starting with gradually reducing the consumption of plastic products and nylon bags that are difficult to decompose, especially disposable plastic products. At the same time, promoting the collection and recycling of plastic products, aiming at the widespread application of circular economy and green economy in our country.

The photo exhibition on plastic waste prevention and control is a practical communication activity to implement the Project "Promoting propaganda on plastic waste prevention and control in the period of 2021 - 2025" approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 175/QD-TTg dated February 5, 2021.

Mr. Ngo Thanh Hien, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Information and External Information, presented a set of photo frames of the Exhibition and propaganda photos on plastic waste prevention and control in 2025 to a representative of the Department of Culture and Sports of Hanoi City.

Through the photos and documents at the Exhibition, viewers are provided with information about the harmful effects of plastic waste and plastic bags on the economy, society, environment and human health; contributing to raising awareness and responsibility of the community to change the habit of using plastic bags and disposable plastic products and gradually switch to using environmentally friendly products; collect and recycle plastic products, towards a circular economy, green economy and green growth.

After the end of the Exhibition, the Department of Grassroots Information and External Information, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will transfer all documents to the Department of Culture and Sports of Hanoi city to coordinate with relevant agencies and units to continue organizing propaganda activities and widely disseminate them in the city./.

Some more photos at the Opening Ceremony of the Photo Exhibition to promote plastic waste prevention and control in 2025 in Hanoi:

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