| The management, collection and treatment of solid waste in rural area is of great significance in order to ensure the reduction of domestic solid waste generate to the environment and sustainable development. Nam Dinh is a province in the Red River Delta and has a lot population so that generated a large amount of domestic solid waste. By the collecting documents method, survey, sampling and community consultation, the study has determined that the total amount of rural solid waste generated in this province is 660 tons / day with an average generation factor of 0.31 ¸ 0.35 kg/person.day and the collection rate reaches 87% (about 575 tons/day). The amount of domestic solid waste generated mainly from families, public places such as schools, offices, commercial centers... The organic in the solid waste is high, about 60% of total solid waste. The solid waste is not separated at the source. It is treated by burning in the incinerator and burying in the landfill. Currently, 47.1% solid waste (about 112,968 tons/year) is treated by landfilling. Beside that, 10.0% domestic solid waste in this province is burned in the incinerator (equal to 24,000 tons per year). In the areas where the collection conditions are limited, local people self-treatment solid waste at the households by burning, burying or composting with 42.9%. Nowaday, in this province, one of the well – known private companies, Tan Thien Phu has been manufacturing incinerators with the LOSHIHO brand having treatment capacity up to 1,000 tons per day. Combustion methods can be used at the sanitation landfill to reduce the volume wastes bring to burial sites and limit the pollution of soil, water and air. Therefore, to achieve a sustainable development in this province, the improvement of solid waste management is necessary which includes the solution from separation, collection, storage and treatment of solid waste. |
