Since July 13, people in the two communes of Nam Son and Hong Ky have gathered to block trucks from coming into the waste treatment complex at Nam Son landfill to protest against compensation policy and resettlement delays.
As a result, a large amount of litter has remained on Hanoi’s streets.
On July 16, only several main streets in Hoan Kiem District were cleared, meanwhile, streets in other inner-city districts piled up.
It is common to see piles of rubbish on streets in Ba Dinh, Dong Da and Tay Ho districts.
On Duy Tan Street
Rubbish causes the environmental pollution and affects traffic
On Chua Lang Street
In many areas, rubbish trucks are covered with canvas. This, however, is infeasible in cases of the large amount of rubbish and scattered rubbish piles.
Lai Van Phuc, an environmental worker, said that his company uses three tonnes of air-slaked powdered lime per day for the work.
Sluggish compensation payments for site clearance for people living near the Nam Son Dump in Soc Son District have led to multiple protests of local people. There were three such protests in 2019 and local authorities had promised to complete compensation by the second quarter of 2020.
Nam Son dump, covering 83.5ha, was established in 1999. It receives more than 4,000 tonnes of waste every day.