Plastic waste has become global issue nowadays. It poses many severe impacts on ecosystems, social economics and human health. According to a study by Jambeck et.al. (2015), Vietnam is the top 4th country leaking plastic waste into the ocean every year due to mismanagement of waste. This project aims to raise awareness of youth generation in Vietnam on sustainable consumption and reducing their plastic “foot print” through involvement in designing an environmental module and extra curriculum activities such as clean-up, school networking, and monitoring plastic waste generate at their school. A network of green schools will be established. Each of the school plays the main role in running the student-based model to rethink, reduce, recycle of plastic among schools. The project also aims to promote and mobilize a policy to integrate the designed module into the official curriculum at Vietnam school.
Project leader
Collaborators
Ms Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ai, Vice Director of Phu Yen Department of Education and Training
"The earth is ours, a green ball flying in the blue sky", there is no reason for waste, especially plastic waste control our life. Let's "Save the Earth" together to return the earth to its original green colour."
Ms Le Thi Ly Na, Principal of Le Loi Primary School, Hue City
"The project has supported our school to accelerate our activities in environmental protection and combating plastic pollution. We are happy to see tremendous change in our student daily attitudes and actions. We commit to continue to expand and spread the outcome of this project."
Nguyen Phan Anh, Student, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
"Through various activities: the "Beat the plastic waste" poster contest, clean-up activities and training activities, the students realized that: Every small action of their own contributes to limiting plastic waste and puts a starting brick to build the greater purpose "Limiting and minimizing plastic pollution worldwide."
Project publications
Project final report: CBA2022-06SY-Tran
Policy Brief (in Vietnamese): Promoting Environmental Education in Schools to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste
Training Materials (in Vietnamese): Practical Guide to Zero Waste at School
