More than 1,000 volunteers gathered at a ceremony to launch the “Green Earth Hour” Campaign in Ho Chi Minh City on March 15.
Since 2009, the Earth Hour Campaign has become an annual activity which positively affects the community at large.
With the slogan “green earth depends on your action”, this year’s campaign includes a host of light-hearted, enjoyable and practical activities.
More than 1,000 volunteers are riding bikes throughout the streets in 24 districts and precincts to beckon citizens to switch the electricity off at least 1 hour.
Green residential areas projects are also being staged on 4 streets in Tan Phu district, calling for energy conservation and urging people to turn off electricity for an hour as a symbolic measure of their commitment to energy conservation.
Volunteers are also hoisting billboards along city streets and thoroughfares, urging motorbike drivers to turn off engines when waiting for more than 20 seconds before red lights to reduce gas emissions.
The organising board will closely coordinate with CoopMart supermarket system to barter for milk box covers, high energy consuming bulbs and plastic products. Revoked products will be recycled into bio-diesel oil to be sold to raise funds for patients of fatal diseases.
(VOV)
