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Plastic products to be banned from Co To Island
08 August 2022 | 07:34:00 AM
Authorities in Co To Island have announced a pilot programme to ban visitors from bringing plastic products onto the island in an attempt to boost sustainable tourism.
Rubbish on a beach in Co To Island
Dubbed the green jewel of Vietnam’s northeastern waters, Co To in Quang Ninh Province has become a popular tourist site in recent years, attracting both domestic and foreign visitors.
With a target of turning the island into an eco-tourism destination, local authorities have called on local residents and visitors to limit the use of plastic products and instead focus on using environmentally-friendly products.
The island will pilot a programme banning visitors from bringing plastic products to the area from September 1.
Co To follows in the footsteps of Cu Lao Cham Island in the central province of Quang Nam which also asked all travel companies and visitors to refrain from using plastic bags in 2011.
(dtinews.vn)
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