Since the ‘Year for Culture and Urban Civilisation’ programme started implementing in Da Nang in 2015, people in residential area No. 19 in Cam Le District’ Hoa Tho Dong Ward have joined forces to keep their living area clean, green and beautiful in order to build a cultural and civilised urban lifestyle in their locality.

Mr Doan Tuc

68-year-old Doan Tuc, who is a member of local chapter of the municipal Farmers’ Association is a typical example.

Over the past 3 years, Mr Tuc has made rubbish baskets from recycled nylon strings. The intention is to encourage local citizens to use his products to ensure the beautiful landscapes and environmental sanitation.

The skilled man is making a recycle basket

Each of the 0.4m-diameter baskets measures between 0.4m and 0.5m in height, and it carries the words ‘Members of Famers’ Chapter in Residential Area No 19 Joining Efforts for an Environmentally-friendly Living Area’.

Over the past 3 years, thousands of such recycle nylon baskets have been created by Mr Tuc, and they have been sold to local residents at the price of only 30,000 VND each.

Most notably, over one-third of Mr Tuc’s products have been offered free of charge to poor families to remind them to protect their living environment.

Mr Tuc’s recycle nylon rubbish baskets

Mr Nguyen Van Muoi, a local resident, said “My family has used Mr Tuc’s recycle nylon rubbish baskets over the past 3 years. Apart from boasting the ability of withstanding sun and rain, such baskets also help to ensure the aesthetics of the urban landscape”.

In addition, Mr Tuc is creating recyle nylon sleeping mats. Especially, such baskets and sleeping mats are listed as outstanding environmentally-friendly household products under the pilot environmental protection model launched by the Hoa Tho Dong Ward Farmers’ Chapter.

The Chapter’s Chairwoman Nguyen Thi To Trang, highlighted the significance of using recycle nylon rubbish baskets to replace old and sleazy dustbins. She also underlined the importance of turning waste into useful products to ensure the environmental sanitation.