Nguyen Hoang Hoai Nguyen, director of Phuong Dong Building Company, allegedly directed employees to repeatedly dump over 600 tons of foul-smelling household waste onto a plot of land.
Household garbage collection fees in Hanoi's urban districts are proposed to increase from the current 6,000 VND per person per month to 21,000 VND in 2025, and 43,000 VND in 2026.
Ho Chi Minh City aims to process 90% of its solid household waste using advanced technology by 2030, according to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Binh Tu landfill in Tien Thanh ward, formerly Binh Thuan, once a source of significant pollution, will reopen to accommodate waste due to the Phan Thiet waste processing plant's closure.