(KPL) Vientiane Capital currently produces more than 200 tonnes of garbage daily, which is a challenge for Vientiane Administration that needs to handle the problem with a high sense of responsiblity.
This is quoted from a report of the Vientiane Urban Development Administration Authority (VUDAA).
The report demonstrates that the volume of garbage produced by the Capital residents has amounted to about 250-300 tonnes per day and this trend is expected to keep rising, compared to the previous years’ figures at only 100-150 tonnes a day.
The waste disposal conducted by the Capital waste collection service in the seven districts of the capital accounts for 32 per cent only, amounting to 22,819 households, of the total number of 70,000 households in 266 villages. However, the waste disposal in Vientiane Capital poses a chronic problem to the VUDAA.
In the past 10 years, Vientiane Capital received US$700 million of grant aid from the Japanese Government for the construction of a waste disposal dump at km18, the purchase of garbage collection trucks and other facilities. Moreover, now the waste disposal dump at km18 has been removed to km 32, which increased the transport expenditure for waster disposal in Vientiane Capital.
The waste disposal does not receive good co-operation from local residents due to their misunderstanding that the task was the sole responsibility of the Government.
“If we educate more on the waste disposal procedures we would know some garbage can be reused and recycled,” said a VUDAA official. “This will lead to the reduction in the number of garbage that was now on the rise.”
i've been preeching that laos needs to upgrade their santitation plant.. it is a basic thing that all of modern world have... sewage treatment plant, water treatment plant, modern landfills and a recycling programs.. if they dont take care of these problem... soon the tourists will stop coming cause the city stink so bad..
yeah you make a good point, i always wondered if one were to make money off of garbage how would they do that? i mean you can collect garbge and recycle and then sell the recycled parts back? is that the only way to make money off of that ?? and even if u make money you probably wont make much but i would like to hear what other people think about this and how to solve this garbage problem and make money at the same time.
Plastic products, glass, paper, etc are the products which can be recycle but you need to have factory to do that. It means you must invest in these facilities so you can do the job. Can Lao have the money to buy recycle factory? that's a big question. Otherwise I could not see how Lao can make money out of rubbish.
there are so many ways of making $$ from rubbish!!!
first of all..... there's got to be a law regarding illegal dumping and have people enforcing it.. and NO!!! they can't not burn their rubbish anytime they like to.. this is a normal practice around the cities in laos. out of sight out of mind.. they dont worry about the air quality.
yeah a lot of good insight on what other peoples thoughts are, hmm if i had money i would definatly take the recycling business into consideration, clean up the city and make money for the economy to run a little better at the same time.
