Search called off after Indonesia landfill collapse kills 7
World 17:10 10/03/2026Indonesian rescuers have called off the search for victims of a landslide at the country's largest open landfill after pulling seven bodies out from under debris, an official said Tuesday.
Indonesia searches for missing after landfill collapse kills 4
World 17:29 09/03/2026JAKARTA -- Rescuers are still searching for five missing people after a large stack of garbage collapsed at Indonesia's biggest landfill site over the weekend, killing at least four people, an official said on Monday.
Overflowing landfill forces suspension of waste intake in Vietnam province
Vietnam News 16:48 26/01/2026Local authorities in Hong Loc Commune, Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam have been ordered to suspend the acceptance of waste at an overloaded landfill after years of mounting environmental pressure, an official told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Monday.
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.
Vietnam landfill breach floods farmland with waste
Vietnam News 15:34 31/07/2025A waste burial site in central Vietnam breached on Wednesday, releasing household waste into nearby fish ponds and farmland, local officials said.
Only waste treatment plant in Vietnam’s Ca Mau shuts down, forcing temporary landfill use
Vietnam News 11:28 09/07/2025The only waste treatment plant in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam remained closed as of Tuesday due to pricing procedure issues, forcing local authorities to implement a temporary landfill system to prevent widespread garbage buildup.
Overflowing landfills pose health risks to residents in Vietnam’s Dak Nong
Vietnam News 12:11 24/05/2025Many landfills in Vietnam’s Central Highlands province of Dak Nong have exceeded their designed capacity, emitted toxic fumes, and polluted water sources, severely affecting public health.
Ho Chi Minh City landfill overwhelmed
Vietnam News 15:22 23/07/2024It surpassed its designed capacity by four million metric tons
Hanoi’s district launches probe into landfill wastewater spill
Vietnam News 15:45 04/05/2024The images of the incident were disseminated on social media platforms
Smoke blankets Vietnam’s Da Lat as landfill smolders
Vietnam News 15:41 15/03/2023The foul smoke has made it difficult for local residents to breathe
Medical waste landfill illicitly established in rural village of Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Vietnam News 17:01 02/09/2022The location of the landfill is a sparsely populated area with forest on one side and arable land on the other
Da Lat to close pollution-causing dumpsite near center
Vietnam News 14:57 24/09/2020The clearance of the Cam Ly waste dump is expected to cost VND48 billion over a two-year period
