Community-based environmental management demonstration project in Thanh Thuy mechanic village, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi in the framework of Vietnam provincial environmental governance project (VPEG) has been launched since August 2011 with the goal is to establish a community-based environmental management model at village level in order to support industrial pollution management activity of the city.

This project was designed and implemented by the SNC-Lavalin/ESSA Technologies Joint Venture of Canada, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Epro Consulting JSC was appointed as a technical consultant for the project.

In the framework of the project, in two days, August 17th and 18th, 2012 in Thanh Thuy commune, EPRO consulting JSC coordinate with the Hanoi Branch of Environmental Protection and People's Committee of Thanh Thuy Commune trained production cleaner and 5S housekeeping for commune officer and households. The purpose of the training course is to introduce the techniques of cleaner production and 5S housekeeping to the producers

In the near future, these institutions continue implementing surveys and selecting 4 to 6 potential households to guide the application of cleaner production in manufacturing activities. From these pilot households, the model will be spread all over Thanh Thuy commune and is part of the construction of "Code of Environmental Protection in Thanh Thuy Commune, Thanh Oai district, Hanoi."