Current Situation of Municipal Solid Waste Generation in Ca Mau City, Vietnam

Abstract

The study was implemented to assess the current generation, collection and management status of municipal solid waste in 8 Ward and Ly Van Lam Commune, Ca Mau city. The household survey method was applied by randomly interviewing 60 households, 10 collectors and 2 managers in August 2022. The results recorded that the average MSW generation rate in the study area was 0.60 kg/person/day. The total amount incurred in Ly Van Lam Commune was 70.70 kg/day, lower than 8 Ward (83 kg/day). The MSW in the study area was mainly biodegradable organic and recyclable waste, accounting for 69.22% and 24.44% of the total waste. Meanwhile, others and hazardous waste accounted for a low proportion. The classification of MSW at source had not been carried out synchronously in the study area, the collection rate was only 68.33% and it was treated at the garbage treatment plant in Ca Mau city. In areas where garbage had not been collected, people treated MSW by burning, burying, or disposing of it into the environment. Most people in the study area had quite good awareness of MSW, but there was still limited awareness in some households about the impacts of MSW. Therefore, it was necessary to strictly handle violations that cause environmental pollution, improve traffic routes and guide people to separate waste at source to raise people’s responsibility in solid waste management.