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HCM City delays plan on private garbage collectors

A plan that called for private garbage collectors to modernise their vehicles has been delayed by HCM City authorities.

 

Waste classification or waste of time?

Residents of Viet Nam’s big cities have been separating their garbage for recycling for years, in both their houses and public areas. Children have been taught the difference between recycled and non-recycled waste.

The black canals in HCM City

HCMC has 2,000 kilometers of drainage canals, more than 100,000 manholes and 800 discharge outlets. However, uncontrolled littering has nearly neutralized the drainage system, according to the city’s environment department.

Competition heats up for right to collect garbage in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - Households, cooperatives and privately-run businesses have to compete fiercely with each other for the shares of the HCM City 7,000 ton of garbage per day market.