HANOI, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's solid domestic waste must be classified into three categories, namely recycled waste, organic waste and other waste, by Dec. 31, 2024, local media VnExpress reported Tuesday, citing the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
In a recently issued guideline on classifying solid domestic waste, the ministry has encouraged agencies, organizations and local households to recycle waste.
According to the ministry, recycled waste includes plastic, paper, metal and glass materials that could later be reprocessed into reusable products, materials and substances.
The organic waste, which includes food waste, must be wrapped in leak-proof bags and packaging to prevent odors and wastewater from spreading.
The other waste includes hazardous garbage such as pesticide and insecticide packaging, chemical containers and trash discarded from industrial and healthcare facilities.
Vietnam's Law on Environment Protection which came into force last year allows sanitation to refuse to collect trash that has not been sorted.
Every household that fails to sort their domestic waste has to pay a fine of 1 million Vietnamese dong (41 U.S. dollars) for each instance they are caught doing so. ■