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
Trash piles up in Vietnam’s Hoi An as residents block access to major landfill
Vietnam News 10:00 12/10/2019Towering mountains of trash at the Cam Ha garbage dump were meters taller that the walls that separated the landfill from its surroundings
Farms in Da Lat remain buried in trash one week after ‘trash slide’
Vietnam News 16:18 15/08/2019Authorities are still calculating the damage to come up with a way to compensate affected farm owners and residents
Heavy rain triggers ‘trash slide’ in Da Lat
Vietnam News 17:10 13/08/2019Rubbish from a landfill located on high ground has been washed downhill following a downpour last week
Landfill stench a recurring nightmare for residents in southern Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 15:13 12/06/2019Three years since the first complaints were heard, the stink is only getting worse
Garbage from Vietnam’s Con Dao Islands to be shipped to mainland for treatment
Vietnam News 17:00 22/02/2019The US$1.5 million project is considered essential to alleviating the islands' overflowing dumpsite
