THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY HOANG THI NHAN A STUDY ON LOCAL PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION ON DOMESTIC SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AT GROUP 10, QUYET THANG COMMUNE- THAI NGUYEN CITY BACHELOR THESIS Study Mode: Full-time Major : Environmental Science and Management Faculty : Advanced Education Program Office Batch : 2015 - 2019 Thai Nguyen, 2021 DOCUMENTATION PAGE WITH ABSTRACT Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry Degree Program Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management Student Name Hoang Thi Nhan Student ID DTN1553110031 A study on local people’s perception on domestic solid Thesis Title waste management at Group 10, Quyet Thang commune - Thai Nguyen city Supervisors MSc. Duong Hong Viet Supervisor's Signature Abstract: Thai Nguyen is the gateway for socio-economic exchange between the midland and mountainous region and the Northern Delta region, the economic development along with the constant increase in population has made domestic waste here non-stop. It increased comparing with other regions of Vietnam. The amount of rabish increase not only in quantity but also in household waste composition, making difficult for management.
Besides economic and social development, we need sustainable development and a healthy living environment. Along with population growth, industrialization and urbanization, solid waste is increasing in both volume and type. While in our country the solid waste management has many shortcomings such as the rate of solid waste collection in rural areas is still not high; Domestic solid waste has not been segregated at source leading to low recycling rate. People's awareness has a great impact on environmental issues in general and waste problems in particular.
Separation and management of waste at source is very important in environmental protection. Raising people's awareness is the top task in solid waste collection and management. Keywords Environmental awareness; Solid waste; waste management; Numbers of 58 pages Date of October 20, 2021 submission ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Graduate internship time is a really important time for each student. This is the time to consolidate and review the knowledge learned and apply propositions into practice, and help students to enhance their knowledge and working manners after graduation.
With the agreement of the School- board, Advanced Education Program, I have delved into the subject "A study on local people’s perceptions on domestic solid waste management at Group 10, Quyet Thang commune-Thai Nguyen city". I sincerely thank the teachers who have given me extravagant knowledge throughout the process of learning at the academy.With the knowledge acquired during my studies, it is not only the foundation for my thesis research but also a valuable baggage for me to enter life confidently. I would like to express my deep gratitude to MSc.Duong Hong Viet for his enthusiastic guidance and help during the internship and graduation thesis writing process. In the Advanced Education Program, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, including MSc.
Ly Thi Duong and the thoughtful staff, sincerest thank you for the help and break to conduct this exam. I would like to thank the officials of Quyet Thang Commune , Thai Nguyen city for the administration support for me to do the fieldtrip survey for gathering data for my research. Although I have tried very hard to complete the thesis with all my enthusiasm and energy. However, due to limited time and capacity, shortcomings cannot be avoided.
We look forward to receiving valuable comments from teachers and friends. Thank you sincerely! Hoang Thi Nhan CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES. i LIST OF TABLES. ii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .3 Research question and hypotheses.
Sources of generation and classification of domestic solid waste. Sources of generation. Classification of domestic solid waste .3 Impact of waste (DSW) on the environment and public health .Current status of domestic waste in the world and Vietnam .Current status of domestic waste in the world. Current status of domestic waste in Vietnam.
Management and treatment of waste in the world. Management and treatment of domestic waste in Vietnam. Some methods to raise people's awareness in the classification, collection and treatment of DSW in Vietnam. Primary data collection method.
Secondary data collections. The nature, economy and society of Quyet Thang commune. Characteristic about economy and society. Status of solid wastes in Group 10 , Quyet Thang commune .The source of waste.
Assessing community awareness about classification of domestic solid waste in sources. Assessing community awareness about waste collection and treatment in Group 10, Quyet Thang commune. People's assessment of domestic waste collection of Urban environmental company. People's assessment of the fee level of urban companies in the area .People's garbage disposal and collection rate.
The community's interest in waste separation at source, collection and treatment of domestic solid waste. Plan to raise people's awareness on segregation and management of domestic solid waste along with sustainable development. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION. 44 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.
Sources of domestic waste. Rate of generation of solid waste in urban areas in Vietnam in 2007. The proposed process for a zero-waste campus at TUAF.Method of collecting information by surveying local people. Geographical location of Quyet Thang commune.
Sources of domestic waste generated in Group 10, Quyet Thang.Waste component in Group 10, Quyet Thang commune. percentages of people's waste treatment. The chart show the assessment of people's interest in domestic solid waste management and environmental issues. Image of the process of interviewing residents.
The gathering place for domestic waste in Group 10, Quyet Thang commune. Image of waste collectors. Transport waste to the waste treatment facility. 50 I LIST OF TABLES Table 1.
Typical composition of domestic solid waste of some countries. Composition and proportion of waste in the US. Generation of domestic solid waste. Amount of urban solid waste by geographical region in Vietnam in 2007.
Composition of domestic solid waste in some northern urbans (% weight). Waste treatment methods of some countries in Asia. Climate characteristics of Quyet Thang commune. Sources of domestic waste generated in Group 10, Quyet Thang.
Waste component in Group 10, Quyet Thang commune. The classification of domestic solid waste at the source of the local people. Residents assessment about waste collection of Urban environmental company. The commune's environmental sanitation fee level.
Assessment table of the residential community on the collection of environmental sanitation fees (ESF). Table of percentages of people's waste treatment. Statistical assessment of people's interest in domestic solid waste management and environmental issues. 39 II LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS D DSW Domestic solid waste E ESF Environmental sanitation fees U URENCO Urban Environment Company V VND Vietnam dong W WB World Bank WHO World Health Organization 3R Reduce, reuse, and recycle III PART I.
Research rationale There is a fact that environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious in many countries around the world such as India, Bangladesh, Qatar. This not only affects human health and animal survival, but also affects the development of these nations. As a results, there are a lot of activities and policies have been put forwarded to protect the environment, however, this has not been able to deal with negative impacts. Over decades, as the economy and technology development, people's living standards also increase.
Each family uses and releases many different types of waste into the environment, especially domestic solid waste. Currently, in Vietnam, waste pollution is getting more and more serious (The status of environmental pollution in Vietnam and solutions, 2018). Domestic solid waste is one of the direct causes of environmental pollution, unclassified domestic solid waste in households causes overcrowding for households, treatment process at environmental service companies. Domestic solid waste is thrown indiscriminately at the wrong time and in the wrong place, leading to land pollution, water pollution, air pollution, etc.
All of the above problems pose an urgent need for sanitation, domestic solid waste management. Community participation greatly contributes to the recognition of risks to the environment, providing more policy options for the classification and treatment of domestic solid waste. Therefore, raising people's awareness about the importance of environmental protection, waste management and collection is extremely important. This topic clearly shows the attitude and awareness of people in protecting the environment through the classification, collection and treatment of waste.
Provide information and solutions to further raise people's awareness of environmental protection. Starting from the above issues, I do a research project on “A study on local people’s perception on domestic solid waste management in group 10, Quyet Thang commune - Thai Nguyen city”. Research’s objectives The main goals of our thesis are as follows: - Determine the people's awareness of environmental issues, management and treatment of domestic solid waste. - Proposing some methods to reduce the problem of environmental pollution and raise the awareness of people in group 10, Quyet Thang commune.3 Research question and hypotheses 1.
Research question - What is the current amount domestic solid waste in Group 10, Quyet Thang commune ? - How is the local people’s perception about domestic solid waste management ? -What is the method to raise awareness of people about environmental protecting? 1. Hypotheses - Estimate the amount of domestic solid waste in Group10, Quyet Thang commune is about 300kg/ day. - All of the residents have knowledge about domestic solid waste managenment. Limitation The study was carried out in Group 10, Quyet Thang commune: the scope was very small.
Although the study has achieved its objectives, there are still some limitations affecting the research process and results. Because of the short time and the impact of the covid epidemic, people are afraid to contact strangers, so they answer interviews quickly. At the same time, the outcome of the study depends greatly on the respondent is willingness to be interviewed and their honesty as well as when answering all the survey questions in writing. Definitions “Waste” is any substance, solid, liquid, or gas that is no longer usable by the body or the system that produced it and which requires disposal.
Domestic solid waste (DSW) (also known as domestic waste) refers to wastes produced from residential areas from day to day activities called "household" solid wastes (Edward, 2010). The typical properties of domestic solid waste such as: can be classified (organic and inorganic domestic solid waste), domestic solid waste has hazardous characteristics and ordinary domestic solid waste. Basic Concepts In Clause 10, Article 3 of the 2005 revised Law on Environmental Protection: "Waste is a substance in solid, liquid or gaseous form that is discharged from production, business, service, daily life or other activities". So, waste is all the material things from food, utensils, production waste, medical services, etc.
That people do not use anymore and throw away (Vietnam’s Environmental protection law, 2005). Domestic waste is waste related to human activities, the source is mainly from residential areas, agencies, schools, service and commercial centers. Domestic waste with ingredients including metal, crockery, glass, broken bricks, soil, stone, rubber, plastic, food residue or expired date, animal bones, bamboo, wood, feathers, cloth, paper, straw, straw, animal carcasses, vegetable peels, etc. Waste management is the activity of classifying, collecting, transporting, reducing, reusing, recycling, treating, destroying and disposing of waste.
Additionally, Waste management is the process of preventing, reducing, monitoring, classifying, collecting, transporting, reusing, recycling and treating waste (Law on Environmental Protection, 2005). Solid waste collection is the activity of collecting, classifying, packing and temporarily storing solid waste at many collection points up to the time or approved by a competent state agency. Solid waste storage is the holding of solid waste for a certain period of time in a place where the authority accepts it before it is transferred to a treatment facility. Solid waste transportation is the process of transporting solid waste from the place of generation, collection, storage , transshipment to the final treatment, recycling, reuse or landfill.