Garbage littered on Vinh city walking street

During the eventVinh City Walking StreetBesides the vibrant art programs, folk games, and diverse booths, there are still unsightly images, especially the widespread littering in public places.

People littering on Ho Tung Mau Street on the evening of April 23. Photo: QA

According to the reporter's records on the evening of April 23, on the walking streets of Ho Tung Mau, Nguyen Van Cu, Nguyen Tai... there appeared a situation of people littering indiscriminately into the environment, in which the most common were leftover food, drinks, plastic bags... thrown everywhere on the road, around tree roots, stone benches...

Ms. Nguyen Thuy Linh in Le Loi ward said: "Littering on the walking street is an uncivilized behavior, not only affecting the environment but also affecting the image of Vinh city's green, clean, and beautiful walking street. Personally, I have observed that most of the people who litter are young people."

Leftover food and packaging are scattered in public places. Photo: QA

Faced with that situation, on the evening of April 23,Truong Thi wardhas assigned forces to patrol and remind those who participate in the walking street who litter indiscriminately, and at the same time propagate on loudspeakers about environmental protection awareness and participation in civilized walking streets. However, the situation of littering in the environment is still quite common.

Truong Thi ward authorities propagate and remind people to raise awareness of environmental protection on the walking street. Photo: QA

Previously, in the project to build a walking street, besides building flower streets and replacing green trees, the city also arranged101 trash canspublic to ensure the environment, raise awareness of hygiene of people and tourists when coming to Vinh city (according to records, the number of trash bins is overloaded with a huge amount of trash). Particularly for businesses on the walking street, it is clearly stated that they must collect trash and clean up after finishing their business activities.

A representative of Nghe An Urban Environment and Construction Joint Stock Company said: The unit is responsible for collecting and transporting garbage on the walking street every night of operation. Accordingly, there are 10 employees in charge of the walking street. Before opening the walking street, the unit collected, swept the garbage, and watered it to ensure cleanliness. After the walking street stops operating, the employees will clean up and transport the garbage to Nghi Yen for processing. The work sometimes takes until 2-3 am to complete, ensuring the original condition of the streets is returned to the next day.

Shops and businesses are also required to clean up after finishing the walking street. Photo: QA

However, the unit also hopes that people and tourists participating in the walking street will collect garbage in trash bins according to regulations, to facilitate collection and treatment as well as ensure a clean and beautiful environment and landscape./.