Influence of past source separation practice on communities in Hanoi

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Households are the main contributor to the alarmingly growing rate of the quantity of solid wastes which lead to many issues in waste management system such. A solution to reduce the amount of solid waste is separation of waste at the source which is better than recovery of materials from the mixed wastes because it produces cleaner and higher quality materials as well as minimizes the disposal of solid waste, hence decreasing costs. Correspondingly, encouraging recycling behavior among households is of extreme importance and should be prioritized.

This paper studies the central area of urban Hanoi, where the previous source separation project 3R INITIATIVE in Hanoi City supported by JICA was implemented, to discuss the current behavior on waste separation in Hanoi, the outcome of the source separation project in the past and the effect it has on people’s awareness and behavior. In general, it can be suggested that the source separation project in 2006 did not leave much impact on the behavior of the residents in pilot areas, despite the high rate of participation. This indicates the success of the project was on the grounds of the community network and lacked in actual capacity building.