Domestic solid waste surges 46 percent in 10 years
Vietnam saw a 46 percent rise in the volume of domestic solid waste in the 2010-2019 period, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam saw a 46 percent rise in the volume of domesticsolid waste in the 2010-2019 period, according to the Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment.
Theministry reported that in 2019, urban areas across the country released about35,624 tonnes of domestic solid waste a day, while rural areas discharged28,394 tonnes a day.
Itcalculated that in some provinces and cities such as Quang Ninh, Binh Thuan, NinhThuan, Binh Duong, Ho Chi Minh City and Tien Giang, each resident released over1 kilogramme of waste per day.
Thedomestic solid waste collection rate was estimated at around 92 percent inurban areas in 2019, while the rate in rural areas was only 66 percent.
Among1,322 domestic solid waste processing facilities across the country, around 904are landfills, but only around 20 percent of them meet hygienic requirements.
Upto 71 percent of collected domestic solid waste is buried, 16 percent is turnedinto compost fertiliser, and the remainder of13 percent is burned. While burialremains a dominant method of waste processing, there has been a shift toincineration in recent years.
Theministry underlined that plastic waste, which accounts for 6-8 percent of soliddomestic waste in landfills, remains a big challenge for the country in wastetreatment.
Itpointed to the use of plastic bags and materials that are difficult to decompose, along with poor public awareness of recycling andreducing the use of plastic bags as a reason behind the problem./.
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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
