Numerous garbage dumps have sprung up in Hanoi's alleyways, even though regulations imposing fines of millions of dong for illegal littering have been in effect for five months.
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| Household waste dumped indiscriminately by residents and not promptly collected has appeared on many streets in Hanoi, causing urban blight and environmental pollution. |
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| The garbage dump at the entrance of alley 389, Truong Dinh Street (Hoang Mai District). From February 1st, the act of dumping household waste on sidewalks, streets, into urban wastewater drainage systems, or into surface water drainage systems in urban areas will be fined from 5 million to 7 million VND. However, to date, indiscriminate garbage dumping remains a "daily occurrence" in Hanoi. |
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| On both sides of Tan Mai street, there are many piles of garbage of various sizes accumulated along the roadside. |
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| Utility poles and walls at a road junction along the Nghi Tam dike are covered in piles of illegally dumped trash. |
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| Littering is a frequent problem along alley 22/104 Au Co. "The alley is already narrow, and many people throw trash indiscriminately. Since there aren't any public trash cans here, my house next door always has to endure the foul smell, especially on hot days," a resident said. |
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| Garbage is overflowing onto the street at alley 310/81 Nghi Tam Street. "Every day at 3 PM, sanitation workers go from alley to alley to collect garbage, but not every family is home at that time, so this makeshift garbage dump has formed," said Mr. Nguyen Van Hung. |
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| Trash is piled up in the area where the "no entry" sign is displayed. |
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| The sanitation worker struggles with the "mountain of garbage". |
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| Every day at 7 PM in the Old Quarter, specialized vehicles travel to each street to collect garbage. "There's so much garbage, we work non-stop every day, with no time to rest," said one worker. |
According to VNE
