Household solid waste composting – toward sustainable solid waste management in Hoa Vang district (Danang city)

Abstract

    Urbanization, population growth and economic development are considered the main driving forces of solid waste management (SWM) issues in Asia and the Pacific region. These factors all together influence consumption rates that lead to accelerate waste generation and change waste components. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission in Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) reported that the solid waste in the least developed and low income developing countries of the region is characterized by high organic content (70-80%). This figure can be reduced by locally composting with many effects on the environment, ecology and economy. This paper reviews the ability to compost household solid waste in the six communes of Hoa Vang district (Danang city) and propose solutions for sustainable solid waste management.