500 Youth Union members and volunteers take action to deal with "black spots" of waste

On the morning of September 7, at a vacant lot in Quarter 3, Trang Dai Ward, the Trang Dai Ward Youth Union joined hands with the Vietnam Green Group and ACB Bank Dong Nai cluster to launch the 2025 Green Sunday campaign, aiming to promote a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful environment.

Youth Union members, youth and volunteers participate in Green Sunday in Trang Dai ward. Photo: Nga Son

To contribute to environmental protection, in recent times, Trang Dai ward has regularly organized Green Sunday events, featuring activities such as cleaning the environment, planting trees, collecting waste, and sorting garbage at the source.

Nguyen Ngoc Anh, leader of the Vietnam Green Group (right cover) guides Youth Union members, youth, and volunteers in sorting waste during collection. Photo: Nga Son

At the launching ceremony, Vice Chairman of Trang Dai Ward People's Committee Huynh Van Tuan called on all officials, Youth Union members, association members, and residents to raise awareness and take responsibility by actively protecting the environment through even the smallest actions, contributing to building Trang Dai into a green, clean, beautiful, and civilized ward, and advancing Dong Nai toward sustainable development.

Vietnam Green Group leader Nguyen Ngoc Anh shares information about the tools prepared by the organizers for Youth Union members and volunteers participating in the waste collection activity. Photo: Nga Son

After the kickoff ceremony, 500 Youth Union members and youth from Trang Dai ward and volunteers from the Vietnam Green Group and ACB Bank Dong Nai cluster started collecting garbage at vacant lots and several roads in Quarter 3, Trang Dai ward, where there were numerous spontaneous garbage dumping sites.

Youth Union members, youth and volunteers are divided into three groups in the shape of arcs A, B, C to collect trash. Photo: Nga Son

As a result, after a morning of work, Youth Union members, young people, and volunteers collected approximately 5 tons of waste of various types.

Volunteers of ACB Bank Dong Nai cluster participate in garbage collection. Photo: Nga Son

Youth Union members and youth of Trang Dai ward actively participate in garbage collection. Photo: Nga Son

After being collected, the garbage is put into tightly tied bags, weighed and taken to the garbage collection site. Photo: Nga Son

By: Nga Son
Translated by: Huyen Trang - Minho