Ho Chi Minh City faces waste backlogs as landfill restricts daytime operations
Ho Chi Minh City 15:06 18/11/2025Ho Chi Minh City is confronting a growing risk of daily waste accumulation after the Da Phuoc landfill announced it will accept garbage only at night starting from December 1, 2025.
Garbage piles up across Da Nang after late October floods despite cleanup efforts
Vietnam News 10:41 14/11/2025Large volumes of uncollected waste remained in several residential areas of Da Nang after the late October floods, as local officials and residents said collection teams were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of debris.
Spaces under bridges in Ho Chi Minh City turn into parking lots, dumping sites
Ho Chi Minh City 16:58 01/10/2025Spaces beneath several bridges in Ho Chi Minh City have been illegally converted into makeshift parking lots, informal vending spots, and dumping grounds, creating an eyesore and posing risks to public safety and the environment.
Garbage reappears outside Ho Chi Minh City's T3 Terminal despite clean-up efforts
Ho Chi Minh City 12:58 08/09/2025Garbage has once again piled up outside the exit of Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s newly-built T3 Terminal in Ho Chi Minh City, just weeks after the area was thoroughly cleaned last month.
Trash piles up outside Tan Son Nhat airport’s T3 Terminal
Ho Chi Minh City 18:38 18/08/2025Garbage has accumulated in large piles outside the exit of Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s newly-built T3 Terminal in Ho Chi Minh City, creating foul smells and degrading the city’s urban landscape.
Taiwan's garbage trucks offer classical music and a catch-up
World 16:35 28/07/2025Taiwanese residents holding plastic bags of rubbish stand on a footpath as a yellow garbage truck playing classical music over a loudspeaker pulls up.
Ho Chi Minh City canals overrun with garbage
Vietnam News 18:20 20/02/2025The so-called landfill was formed after heavy rain last week as trash was carried by the water flow and accumulated
Area along swamp in Ho Chi Minh City covered with medical waste
Vietnam News 13:06 27/05/2024The land plot is surrounded by a few houses
Ho Chi Minh City canal swamped with garbage
Vietnam News 16:26 13/05/2024The entire surface of the canal section was covered by plastic bags, bottles, styrofoam boxes, and other garbage
Garbage piles up in Hanoi suburbs as people block road to dump
Vietnam News 09:47 19/02/2023The action was a voice of dissent to the city’s compensation rate for relocation from the dumpsite
Garbage smears bus stops in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 22:03 21/10/2022Garbage can usually be seen lying scattered on the floor and around bus stops in the city
Garbage piles up on Hanoi streets again
Vietnam News 16:52 18/06/2022‘In the past two years, piles of stinky household waste stay uncollected every several months’
