Tam Hai Island flooded with rubbish
Pham Minh Dan from Thuan An Village said the local authorities and volunteers had cleaned up the beach many times but it only lasted for a few days before the rubbish was washed ashore again.
"Everyone wants a clean beach for tourism development. I hope the authorities will have more effective solutions," he said.
In addition, many households in Dong Tuan Village, Tam Hai Commune, also throw the rubbish into the sea. Nguyen Cong Luong from Dong Tuan Village said they had no dumping site.
"I and other people even put up a ban sign but it's no use. People don't know where to dump their rubbish. The authorities should set up a dumping site with rubbish trucks and have strict punishments for the litterers," Luong said.
Nguyen Tan Hung, vice chairman of the Tam Hai Commune People's Committee, admitted that this is a tough problem for them. Besides the rubbish coming from upstream, the local people in Tam Hai Commune discharge eight tonnes of rubbish a day.
They will clean up the beach more frequently and asked Nui Thanh District People's Committee to allocate fund to buy rubbish bins for small alleyways.
