Determination of municipal solid waste characteristics and proposal of a household-scale management model in Sam Son ward, Thanh Hoa province

Tóm tắt

Sam Son Ward, Thanh Hoa Province is an area where Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management is under significant pressure from seasonal tourism activities. The survey results show that the volume of generated MSW exhibits a significant seasonal fluctuation (increasing from 117.42m3 per day to 144m3 per day during the peak season), and the waste composition is predominantly organic matter (60%–70%) with high moisture content (52.15%). Current management efforts still face many shortcomings, particularly severe overload at the Trung Son Landfill and an absence of effective solutions for organic waste resource utilization. Therefore, the study proposes the core solution of implementing an at-source composting model (at the household/residential group scale) to alleviate the landfill burden, utilize resources, and enhance the effectiveness of sustainable tourism environmental management.