Vietnam ranks 17th among 109 countries in terms of plastic pollution with about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic waste each year (Photo: Baoquangninh.com.cn)

The project, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Foundation, will be carried out in the city’s 5 wards until 2021. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang, project Deputy Director, said: “The project aims to change people’s single use of plastics. We train, propagandize, and push people to reduce organic waste, make eco-bricks, and use eco-friendly bags in the markets instead of plastic bags.”