REALITY
Every year in Vietnam, about 1.8
million tons of plastic waste is
discharged into the environment.
In Vietnam, the volume of
plastic waste dumped into the
sea each year is about
0.28 - 0.73 million tons/year.
PLASTIC
WASTE
POLLUTION
GENERAL
INTRODUCTION
1. What is plastic waste?
Plastic waste is a general term
used to refer to used or
unused plastic products and
is thrown away.
Plastic waste includes: plastic
bags, plastic bottles, etc.
2. What is plastic pollution?
Plastic pollution (plastic
pollution) is the accumulation
of plastic items in the
environment and adversely
affects the living environment,
human and animal health.

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(n.d.). Thực trạng ô nhiễm
rác thải hiện nay.
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rac-thai-hien-nay
2. Nguyên nhân gây ra
nhiều rác thải là gì? (n.d.).
Hutoglobal.
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RESTRICTIVE
MEASURE
Recycle plastic waste.
Waste sorting.
Limit the use of plastic bags
and plastic items by using
alternative items that can be
reused many times and
decompose well.
MESSAGE
SAY NO TO PLASTIC TO
SAVE THE EARTH!
THE CAUSES
Poor human consciousness.
The plastic waste treatment
system is not synchronized,
outdated and inefficient.
From daily activities,
agriculture, industry,
healthcare, construction,
tourism...
CONSEQUENCE
Animals that eat plastic waste
can die, eading to the risk of
extinction and causing
ecological imbalance.
Waste directly affects the
living environment of people,
water sources, climate...
Consuming seafood and
marine products
contaminated with toxic
microplastics will lead to
serious health problems.