SOME RESULTS OF STUDY ON PRESENT SITUATION OF HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE IN HANOI, VIETNAM

To Thi Hai Yen (Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology)
Pham Thi Thu Ha (Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology)
Nguyen The Dong (Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology)
Trinh Van Tuyen (Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology)
Kosuke Kawai (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)
Saburo Matsui (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University)

ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development
Vol. 25 No. 2 (2008): ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development (AJSTD)

This paper presents some results on the study of Solid waste generated by households (hereinafter referred to as HSW) in Hanoi city. Compositions of the waste generated from three typical communities and their relationship with family life-style of each community were investigated. Differences among compositions of HSW of three resident groups of different incomes, lifestyles were analyzed. Based on the study results, some measures for better management of HSW and maximum reuse and recycle of HSW were proposed. By this way, the amount of HSW transported to landfill could be reduced and stabilization phase of landfill sites could be shortened.