Tree stumps full of plastic waste in Ma Da forest - Photo: MINH DANG
Departing from the center of Saigon at 6am, turning left at Tri An intersection onto road 761 to Dong Nai Nature and Culture Reserve, more than 30 young people and students were ready for the trip to the source at Ma Da forest, Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai.
"Forest bathing" is not enough. Stopping on route 761 in Ma Da commune, along the shore of Tri An lake in the emerald green season, Lai Day Refill Station (the organization organizing the trip) and young people also joined local youth to clean up more than 2km of this road.
Tourists pick up trash along Route 761 left behind by tourists - Photo: MINH DANG
After nearly 2 hours of cleaning, 52 bags of all kinds of garbage were collected by everyone and sent to Vinh Tan Waste Treatment Plant to be processed into energy.
Union members support water for young people picking up trash - Photo: MINH DANG
"The most impressive thing for me is probably the support and assistance from the union members and forest rangers of Ma Da forest. We have learned more about the environment, improved our attitude and responsibility in protecting the forest," Phung Tien - a fourth-year journalism student - shared.
Ms. Nguyen Da Quyen (founder of Lai Day Refill Station and organizer of the trip) also said that trash-picking and forest-visiting trips like this are very meaningful, as people can both witness the pollution from tourist waste and have the opportunity to love our country's beautiful forests even more.
Some pictures from the trash picking trip - visiting Ma Da forest
Young people picking up trash in Ma Da forest - Photo: MINH DANG
Young participants are fully equipped with tools such as gloves, tongs, and trash bags - Photo: MINH DANG
Many people choose route 761 leading to the Nature Reserve with the pristine and fresh Ma Da tropical forest scenery - Photo: MINH DANG
Young people have the opportunity to review historical moments at the historical site of the D war zone - Photo: MINH DANG
Ma Da tropical forest has the richest ecosystem and landscape in Vietnam, recognized by UNESCO as the world's 580th biosphere reserve in 2011 - Photo: MINH DANG
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