Ho Chi Minh City residents eagerly give used items a second life
Sunday, June 09, 2024, 13:03 GMT+7
Residents of Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday flocked to a green festival at Van Lang Park in District 5 to exchange their recyclable trash and second-hand items for gifts like plants, eco-friendly tote bags, and stationery.
The fourth Green Living Festival was scheduled to run until Sunday.
The annual event, hosted by the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment, is part of the Action Month for Environment in response to World Environment Day (June 5).
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| A booth at the Green Living Festival held at Van Lang Park in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City attracts visitors on June 8, 2024. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
Residents crowded the park early on Saturday morning to give their old items a second life and receive gifts in return.
Hoang Chau, a 66-year-old resident of District 12, said that she traveled for over 10 kilometers and carried a 30-kilogram bag of recyclable waste such as paper, cartons, plastic bottles, and hand-me-downs to the festival.
She and her grandchild also played various games at the event.
“I hoped these meaningful experiences at the fest would help my grandchild form a positive lifestyle and develop the habit of protecting the environment at a young age,” Chau shared her feelings.
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| Hoang Chau, 66, and her grandchild play a game at the Green Living Festival held at Van Lang Park in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
Notably, an automatic bottle treatment machine placed near the booths of Duy Tan Plastics and Unilever Vietnam drew great attention from visitors.
They put plastic bottles into the machine and observed how it worked.
An employee in charge of the machine said that it automatically cleans bottles and crushes them. After that, these sheets of plastic will be transported to recycling plants.
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| An automatic plastic bottle treatment machine placed at the Green Living Festival held at Van Lang Park in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Nhat Xuan / Tuoi Tre |
For each plastic bottle brought to the booths of Duy Tan Plastics or Unilever, customers could play various games and receive Sunlight dishwashing detergent, pens made out of recycled plastic, and books.
Mai Thi Thu Hang, a representative from Vietnam Recycles, an electronic waste take-back and recycling program, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that the event was expected to raise awareness of green lifestyle and electronic waste treatment in the community.
“Residents can swap their electronic waste such as batteries, old electronic devices, and used phones at the booth of Vietnam Recycles for eco-friendly gifts, including fabric bags, notebooks, and areca spathe handheld fans,” Hang said.
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