Trash Talk: Experts Weigh In on the Power of Sorting Waste at the Source

TPO – Tomorrow morning (March 30), Tien Phong newspaper, in cooperation with the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Tri Province, organizes a “Conference on Waste Sorting at Source” with the participation of about 200 teachers and students from schools at all levels . This conference was streamed live through the Tien Phong Newspaper fan page.

Experts and speakers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment attended this conference. Haday, Live and Learn Vietnam Center for Environment and Community will share useful information with teachers and students regarding household waste management status, business experience and solutions to reduce international waste to Vietnam. On-site waste sorting and waste sorting roadmap for Hanoi City.

Through games such as Ring the Golden Bell and Find the Green Messenger, experts guide students and teachers to practice sorting waste at source in an engaging and engaging way.

Teachers and students can also ask experts and speakers for answers to waste classification issues.

The organizers hope that at the end of the program, teachers and students will be equipped with the skills to sort waste at source, so that they can share and disseminate this useful measure among schools, families and community members, contributing to Hanoi’s roadmap for implementing waste sorting at source. I hope so. Protect the capital’s environment and landscape.

Additionally, under this program, Tien Phong Newspaper will provide 16 sets (48 bins) to Thanh Tri District Department of Education and Training to be distributed to four primary and secondary schools in the district. This will help you practice and distribute waste sorting right in your school.

In accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Protection Act, from January 1, 2025, all parts of the country must sort waste at the source. Sources from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have issued technical guidelines for implementing waste sorting.

Accordingly, household waste is divided into three categories: organic waste, waste that can be recycled and reused, and residual household waste. In the remaining household solid waste groups, authorities must separate hazardous solid waste and bulky waste.

Representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shared that household solid waste sorting aims to minimize waste generation by promoting reuse and recycling of waste and discarded products, maximizing value, and extending the life of waste and materials. By reducing the amount of waste that needs to be processed, it contributes to revitalizing the circular economy and reducing environmental pollution.

Statistics show that if waste is properly sorted at source, only 60-75% of food waste, 15-20% of recyclable waste, and only about 25-30% of recyclable waste end up in landfill or factory disposal. To the environment and human health.

Harin

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