Nha Trang Bay Management Board has a training course to monitor beach plastic waste

On June 12 and 13, 2019, Nha Trang Bay Management Board conducted a training course on the method of monitoring plastic beach waste with the support and guidance of IUCN and the Center for International Conservation. GreenHub green development support, with the participation of lecturers and students in Environmental Engineering from Nha Trang University.

Training content on survey, sampling, classification of components, quantification of plastic waste, data analysis and writing the current situation report.

Plastic waste was collected at Hon Mun, Hon Mot beach – Vinh Hoa and alluvial estuaries, at the foot of Xom Bong bridge – Thap Ba Ponaga. Through the results of the survey and classification, in each sampling area, it clearly reflects each dominant plastic waste group. Typically in Hon Mun, the proportion of the group of loose buoy waste, plastic bottles and styrofoam boxes is high, reflecting the situation due to tourism and fishing activities. In contrast, the cigarette filter waste group dominates the two beaches in the mainland because people lack awareness.

Currently, Nha Trang Bay Management Board has just collected samples in the dry season and will continue to collect plastic samples in the rainy season, which will result in the comparison of composition and volume of plastic waste in each season of the year. At the same time, based on the total data, it will provide analytical results on the component data of plastic waste origin, helping local management agencies to identify the current situation and orient the waste management solutions. solid waste, reducing plastic waste, especially disposable plastic.