(13 March 2021)

Sunwah – On the morning of 13 March 2021, under the support of Sunwah Foundation and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), the “Use-less Plastic” project team organized the workshop titled “It’s just a plastic straw?” at Saigon Innovation Hub. The workshop had the participation of many young people who have interest in a green lifestyle and using less plastic products for environmental protection.

The “Use-less Plastic” project team (first row) and attendees of the “It’s just a plastic straw?”

The “Use-less Plastic” project team is one of the Top 10 Finalists of the “50 Student Environmental Ambassadors 2020” by Sunwah Foundation. This project, consisted of 5 young students from USSH, aims at raising public awareness on environmental protection as well as sharing green lifestyle to young people.

Speakers shared about how to reduce the use of plastic products to protect the environment

The habit of using plastic results in the increase of plastic waste everyday which causes damage to the environment and the survival of animals and plants. Humankind will also be affected by our own habit. The team have used several media channels such as YouTube and Facebook to share the messages on environmental protection through the stories of daily life, travel, art, as well as promote the “It’s just a plastic straw?” workshop.

Earlier, at the beginning of March 2021, the project team produced an online photobook titled “Trapped” showing the pain of being stuck in plastic of animals in the ocean. Notably, every share on Facebook was equivalent to VND 5,000 contributed to the tree planting project of the Gaia Nature Conservation. This event attracted the interest and participation of many young people on the Internet.

The “Trapped” photobook to raise public awareness of the consequences of plastic products left on ocean life