Garbage at tourist sites is always one of the most pressing problems that local authorities and tourism managers worry about. Not only does it affect health, but it also makes tourist destinations lose visitors. Understanding that, many businesses have their own ways to join in handling waste at tourist sites.
Alarm about garbage
The number of tourists is increasing while many of them litter everywhere they go, causing the environment, especially beaches and spiritual tourism spots in the high season, to be seriously polluted.
In the early spring days of the new year, the need for Buddhist pilgrimage rises. We easily catch the headlines: "Hung temple relic is surrounded by garbage”,“Walls of Hue city are full of garbage”, “Discharging litter in Trang An Heritage area” and so on. The problem of waste at tourist sites is alarming.
Ms. Vu Thanh Thuy, a tourist at Trang An Heritage said: “Many people are not conscious, they litter bottles, cigarette butts, chewing gum, food so that many people step on them. It is very dirty. So not only me but many other tourists probably don't want to come back.”
According to statistics, each year in Vietnam, the total amount of domestic solid waste is about 24.5 million tons; industrial solid waste is 8.1 million tons and about 800,000 tons of hazardous waste. Meanwhile, the rate of domestic solid waste collection in cities is about 70% to 85%; for rural areas, only from 40% to 55%.
According to the national environmental report of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, pollution from garbage continues to be a key environmental issue, including domestic waste in urban areas and tourist sites, up to 46%.
In addition, at the International Conference to consult on the development of national action plan and management of ocean plastic waste, the United Nations Environment Program announced that Vietnam ranked 4th among countries with high level of plastic waste discharged to the sea with about 0.28 to 0.73 tons per year, accounting for 6% of the world's plastic waste.
Enterprises join hands for the environment
Images of Japanese people picking up garbage everywhere earn the whole world respect. So why don't we build such a beautiful culture? Images of Western people scavenging garbage on Vietnamese beaches leave an impression on the public. Studying that spirit, many young Vietnamese groups gathered and picked up trash at some public places. However, this action is only fragmented, small and not yet effective, yet to create a strong movement in society.
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