Jakob Vietnam launches first "Plastic Day"
With the "Plastic Day 2024", Jakob Vietnam is setting an example for environmental protection: 110 employees collect around 1.5 tons of garbage at four locations in Saigon. CEO Peter Jakob sees the event as a contribution to awareness and a step towards further initiatives.
It is a small contribution to a clean environment – which could perhaps have an even greater impact in the future. This is how CEO Peter Jakob sums up Jakob Vietnam's first "Plastic Day 2024".
At the beginning of November, 110 Jakob employees came together to collect plastic waste and rubbish at four different locations outside of our company premises. With the help of all participants, around 1.5 tons of rubbish were removed.
"Plastic Day" was born from an idea by Jakob Vietnam and Peter Jakob. The action day is intended to make a contribution and, in the best case, find other imitators. Peter and Pia Jakob traveled to Vietnam to actively support the "Plastic Day".
The result of the first "Plastic Day" is already a small success: four locations cleaned, 1.5 tons of plastic waste collected, with 110 participants.
"Our work attracted positive attention. Overall, it was a small action, but an important step that can be followed by further steps. We want to raise awareness and show possibilities that will, in the best case, find participants and imitators," explains Peter Jakob.
Jakob Vietnam's "Plastic Day" is to be continued in the coming years.
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