Phu Yen (VNA) – The People’s Committee of centralPhu Yen province and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam held aconference on June 18 to discuss strengthening the management of domestic solidand plastic wastes in the locality.

Speaking at the event, Deputy Director of the provincialDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment Le Dao An Xuan said Phu Yen hastaken a number of measures to collect and treat solid wastes over the pastyears. The province also called for investing in waste treatment factoriesusing advanced technologies.

Le Huu Nam, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of XuanYen ward, Song Cau township, said since early 2019, 224 households in the wardhave joined a pilot model to collect waste discharged from aquaculture on XuanDai Bay, which initially raised their awareness of the danger of wastes onmarine environment.

He also suggested spreading the model to mitigate thedischarge of plastic wastes at sea.

Coordinator of the WWF Vietnam Oceans Programme Nguyen DieuThuy said the WWF Vietnam is working with the province to devise a plan on plasticwaste and ocean plastic management till 2030, as well as hold a competitioncollecting initiatives in the field and launch an awareness campaign.

She said the WWF Vietnam pledges to partner with Phu Yen toturn Tuy Hoa into a plastic waste-free urban area.

Concluding the event, permanent Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Nguyen Chi Hien said the province strives to cutplastic wastes by 30 percent by 2025.

On the occasion, the provincial authorities, the WWF Vietnamand the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment signed an agreement toengage in a plastic waste management project in Vietnam./.