HÀ NỘI — The Greenovation Challenge contest, aimed at seeking initiatives to solve plastic waste issues in Việt Nam, has been launched in Hà Nội. The contest is targeted at raising awareness of the youth on plastic waste issues, in addition to serving as a platform for students to come up with creative ideas towards community development. Contestants will work out on their initiative, which can be in the form of a product, service or integrated communication plan, to address the plastic waste issue in Việt Nam. Shape our future, is co-organised by the Foreign Trade University, Hà Nội University of Science and Technology and International Union for Conservation of Nature. Việt Nam dumps some 1.8 tonnes of plastic waste into the ocean each year and currently is among the five countries in the world with the most plastic waste discharged into the ocean.

Source: Viet Nam News August 11, 2017 10:52 UTC