Host: Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management
Organic and inorganic waste shall be separated by the generators in the model areas of source separation in Hanoi, Vietnam. This study aimed to monitor the current condition of source separation of organic waste discharged from households. We sampled the waste discharged from 558 households in the model areas of source separation and analyzed the physical composition of each sample to monitor whether citizens appropriately separated and discharged household waste in accordance with the guideline. Out of 558 households, 77 households (14%) disposed of waste separately into two types, 297 households (33%) disposed of mixed waste into green containers, and 184 households (53%) disposed of mixed waste into orange containers. About 42% by weight of inorganic waste was contained in the containers for organic waste collection. One-third of waste disposed of as organic waste by separators was an inorganic waste. More than a half of non-biodegradable waste by weight was disposed of by separators as organic waste, even though it was categorized as inorganic waste according to the rule of source separation.
