Reusable bags were given free to customers at certain shops and supermarkets in Hanoi Saturday as part of a campaign against plastic bags.

Customers at Hapro shops and supermarkets who will receive free reusable bags are the first targets of the program.

The Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment estimates that households in the city discharge 2,000 tons of garbage a day, a large amount of which come from plastic bags.

By 2015, households in the capital city will be generating 850,000 tons of garbage a day, according to the department.

Source: VNA