Spreading the trend of reducing plastic waste in the tourism sector

Attending the workshop were Mr. Vu The Binh - Chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association; representative of the Global Environment Facility Office, UNDP Vietnam; leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Quang Nam Tourism Association and dozens of tourism businesses in Quang Nam.

At the workshop, tourism experts from the Vietnam Tourism Association introduced the Criteria for recognizing plastic waste-free businesses; introduced the application (App) for managing plastic waste in businesses.

Delegates attending the workshop also discussed the issue of reducing plastic waste, contributing to the goal of developing green and sustainable tourism; giving many ideas and solutions to help tourism businesses overcome difficulties, aiming to build green tourism products, train green tourism human resources, develop sustainably and circularly.

Mr. Vu The Binh - Chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association speaking at the conference. Photo: QT

According to the Vietnam Tourism Association, a project to reduce plastic waste in Vietnam's tourism sector is currently being piloted in Ninh Binh and Quang Nam. Solutions and initiatives to reduce plastic waste are being piloted at a number of hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, and tourist attractions in these two provinces with the goal of ensuring that by 2025, 100% of tourist areas, accommodation establishments, and hotels will not use non-degradable plastic bags or single-use plastic products.

The workshop contributes to further spreading the issue of plastic waste reduction, raising awareness among all levels, sectors, businesses, people, and tourists about reducing plastic waste, contributing to the goal of developing green and sustainable Vietnamese tourism.

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