The awarded products for “Communication Initiatives on Plastic Waste"

On the morning of November 26, 2022, the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) in Vietnam combined with University of Sciences, Hue University to co-organize the awards ceremony for the contest “Communication Initiatives on Plastic Waste ".

Award for the first prize

The contest was launched on October 25 with the purpose of calling for ideas, actions and awareness raising for students, and also spreading the message on "Plastic waste reduction" to change the habits and behavior of using plastic, especially single-use plastic products among young people.

The contest organizers received 38 products from individuals or groups of authors from different universities and colleges belonging to Hue University and high schools in the province.

The contest products, including many types of reportage, song, cartoon, talk show, have conveyed new, creative, friendly and practical messages in the movement against plastic waste. Most of them  were elaborately  compiled and closely following the objectives of the contest.

The judges have selected the products that meet the contest criteria for awarding. As a result, the first prize belonged to the initiative product "GenZ Green Life" by a group of students from the University of Sciences, Hue University. Two second prizes belonged to the initiative products "Song of Our Green Earth" and "OMO Action for the Environment" by two groups of students from the University of Foreign Languages, Hue University.

In addition, the contest organizers also awarded 3 third prizes, 4 consolation prizes, and one prize for most favorite initiative. All of the winning initiatives will be shared and widely introduced for teaching and communication about plastic waste on media channels.