Joining hands to protect the living environment

The United Nations General Assembly has proposed the theme of World Environment Day 2019: "Air pollution and our actions". In Binh Duong province, the related departments have organized many activities to respond to the World Environment Day of June 5 with many actions and practical jobs to call for awareness of environmental protection (environmental protection ), change living habits and say "no" to plastic waste

The desk for exchanging solid waste takes the essentials of Binh Duong Water - Environment Joint Stock Company to participate in the recent environmental festival of Di An town. Photo: Duy Chi

 Raise awareness of the harmful effects of plastic waste

At the contest "Good propaganda on environmental protection in 2019" organized by the Provincial Women's Union on 4-6) at Thu Dau Mot People's Committee, although the Organizing Committee did not limit the topic but Most of the sub-productions focus on the harmful effects of plastic waste on the environment and our lives.

Contestant Vu Thi Bich Thuan, Women's Union of An Binh commune, Phu Giao district, said the team's exam topic is: Say no to plastic waste. Because scientists demonstrate, use hot plastic bags, fermented foods, and sour substances; The chemicals in plastic dissolve into food, causing infertility, cancer and other common diseases. Phu Giao district has 11 communes and towns. The district has 15,593 members of the Women's Union, of which 80% of farmers are farmers associated with rural life, with little information so they often have a habit of burning garbage and burning plastic waste. "Our message is:" Waste plastic burning at high temperatures will produce dioxin gas very toxic to health and the environment, "said Ms. Thuan.

With the message "Every female member always thinks and acts for the environment without plastic waste", Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Women's Union of An Dien commune, Ben Cat town, gave the figures Impressive: The world has 7.5 billion people. If one day a person only discharges a plastic waste like a straw, a disposable plastic bag, the amount of plastic waste per day is enough to cover 4 times our Earth. Vietnam ranks 17th out of 9 countries and territories that emit the most plastic waste in the world. Every day in Vietnam emits 80 tons of plastic waste but only 27% is collected and processed. Binh Duong Province collects about 1,600 tons of waste every day, of which about 200 tons of plastic waste, but only about 8% of these are collected and processed.

In order to reduce hazardous waste emissions causing environmental pollution, affecting people's lives, An Dien Women's Union wants: People need to change their daily habits with useful jobs such as planting more green trees around the house, using cloth bags used many times to replace nylon bags ...

And Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Lan, Women's Union of Bach Dang commune, Tan Uyen town, sketching the image of a cleaning worker with a board: "How much waste is not scanned all the time, if you don't join hands" . Ms. Lan said: Women play a very important role in the family, daily activities, and housework. Responding to the movement of building a new countryside with the movement of all people uniting to build a cultural life in residential areas, "5 no 3 clean women", local women are not only people exemplary, actively protect the environment but also directly propagate to families, relatives and change habits, join hands to protect the environment, saying no to plastic waste.

Economic development is coupled with environmental protection

Speaking at the Environmental Festival of Di An Town held on June 2, Mr. Mai Hung Dung, Provincial Standing Committee member, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, praised the decentralization and decentralization of Di An Town People's Committee in particular and districts, towns and cities in the province in general. Thanks to the decentralization and decentralization, the communes, wards and towns in the province have actively created many models, good practices such as: "Clearing waste pollution points" model, "Turning the landfill into "park," "Change solid waste for necessities", "Give used cloth bags many times instead of disposable plastic bags"

The success of the above models, in addition to the leadership and close and drastic leadership of the committees and authorities at all levels, must also mention the important role of the infrastructure system, the capacity to collect and process waste and wastewater of organizations and enterprises in the province such as environmental treatment enterprises, garbage collection cooperatives, public works companies.

Mr. Tran Chien Cong, General Director of Binh Duong Water - Environment Joint Stock Company, said Binh Duong Waste Treatment Complex works effectively because of good classification of waste. As a result, it has produced and recycled many useful products for production and life, contributing to reducing costs in processing compared to neighboring localities. The collection and treatment of domestic wastewater in Binh Duong initially has brought about efficiency and received positive response and encouragement from local authorities and people for solving many urgent issues in the process. urbanization.

Currently Thu Dau Mot wastewater treatment plant has reached a capacity of 13,000m3 / 17,000m3 of domestic wastewater / day and night. For Thuan An town wastewater treatment plant, although it has just been put into operation, there are about 2,000 households, apartments, boarding houses, enterprises and restaurants participating in connection with the flow of 7,000m3 / day night, reaching 50% capacity.

Reported by Duy Chi – Translated by Vi Bao