Current status and trend of municipal solid waste management in the Mekong delta

Abstract

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the biggest challenges in the Vietnamese Mekong delta (VMD). Although there have been many changes in the application of MSW treatment in recent years, landfilling still predominates in VMD. Annually, the total amount of MSW collected was 2,538,284 tons, landfill accounted for the most significant amount of 2,115,913.62 tons/year (83.36%), followed by incineration at 247,482.7 tons/year (9.75%), and composting 74,371.72 tons/year (2.93%)...