Young volunteers collect over 10 metric tons of garbage from Ho Chi Minh City canal in 3 hours
Sunday, March 02, 2025, 18:05 GMT+7
Young volunteers of Sai Gon Xanh (Green Saigon) and youth union members collected over 10 metric tons of garbage from Hy Vong Canal in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City in about three hours on Saturday.
Le Vien Duy Tuoc, secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ward 15, Tan Binh District, said that in response to the Youth Month 2025, the Youth Union of Ward 15 organized a cleaning campaign at the box culvert area on Hy Vong Canal.
In the coming time, the Youth Union of Ward 15 will collaborate with the Sai Gon Xanh Club to install more trash barriers on the canal to prevent garbage from entering box culverts.
Nguyen Luong Ngoc, head of the Sai Gon Xanh Club, said that over 30 volunteers of the club participated in the garbage collection on Hy Vong Canal.
The canal had deep water in the morning, with shards of ceramic, sharp objects, and decaying animal carcasses emitting foul odors.
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| Young volunteers collect garbage from Hy Vong Canal in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 1, 2025. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
In the coming time, the Sai Gon Xanh Club will work with relevant agencies to install many more trash barriers along the canal to better manage the source of waste and prevent garbage from flowing to the downstream area.
Sai Gon Xanh hopes that people around the canal will pay more attention to environmental issues, dispose of waste properly, and avoid littering, Ngoc noted.
Previously, Hy Vong Canal was full of trash.
Some residents living near the canal said that after heavy rains, garbage accumulates as it is carried by the flowing water.
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| Volunteers put trash into bags to bring ashore. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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| Do Phuong Nam, a volunteer participating in garbage collection from Hy Vong Canal, said there was a lot of garbage and it was difficult to bring the trash ashore. On March 1, 2025, tides were high, and volunteers had to wait until around 9:00 am for the water to recede to be able to collect the trash. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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| Volunteers from the Sai Gon Xanh Club collect garbage from Hy Vong Canal in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, February 1, 2025. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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| Trash collected from Hy Vong Canal in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City is brought to the shore. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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| Trash is placed into bins before being taken to garbage compactor trucks. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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| Hong Thi Dieu Hien (R), residing in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, gives bottles of water to volunteers collecting trash from Hy Vong Canal. She shared that she really appreciated what those young people did. They did a useful and meaningful activity. She hopes everyone disposes of their trash in proper places and avoids littering. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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| Volunteers from the Sai Gon Xanh Club on Hy Vong Canal in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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| A section of Hy Vong Canal in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City after being cleaned. Photo: Ngoc Khai / Tuoi Tre |
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