Assessment of food waste management in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: current status and perspective Online publication date: Thu, 16-Aug-2018
by Ngoc Bao Dung Thi; Nguyen Thanh Tuan; Ngoc Hong Hanh Thi
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management (IJEWM), Vol. 22, No. 1/2/3/4, 2018
Abstract: Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is one of the largest cities in Vietnam. It is also a pioneer in the country in terms of economic growth. When the faster economy grows, the more production activities take place. That will cause the more waste discharged into the environment, causing adverse effects on both environmental quality and conditions of human life. The waste management system of HCMC is still weak and lack of specific management framework for many sources of waste such municipal wastewater, municipal solid waste (MSW), industrial hazardous waste, and food waste (FW). Due to the lack of specific waste management system of FW in HCMC, which causes the loss of a tremendous energy potential from FW also causes many serious environmental issues in HCMC. Therefore, this paper reviews the current scenario and also proposes suggestion to enhance FW segregation and management of HCMC.
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