Over the past week, a massive makeshift dump containing hundreds of tons of discarded clothing appeared on vacant land within the Pham Hung – Le Duc Tho connector road project site.
According to local residents, the garments were initially packed into large sacks stacked more than a meter high. Scavengers subsequently arrived to rummage through the mounds for usable items, tearing open numerous bags and scattering garments across the field. Exposed to the elements for days, the rain-soaked textiles began decomposing and emitting foul odors.
Mr. Le Quang Hop, Director of the Tu Liem Ward Infrastructure Investment Project Management Board, reported that authorities identified the owner as an individual who had stockpiled donated garments over several years before dumping the unusable surplus across the construction zone.
Used clothes gathered and loaded for transport to the Nam Son waste treatment complex
Responding to community complaints, the Tu Liem Ward People’s Committee coordinated with the Hanoi Urban Environment Company (URENCO) Cau Dien branch to collect and transport the textiles to the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex for standard industrial waste incineration and processing.
Clean-up operations commenced on October 13. After two days, workers cleared a substantial volume of clothing from the site. Given the massive weight scattered across an open stretch over 100 meters long, sanitation crews deployed heavy excavators to load the sodden bundles into garbage compactor trucks.
By midday on October 15, approximately 10 individuals from surrounding districts drove light trucks to the site, salvaging wearable items for industrial rags or reselling them to scrap dealers. Several scavengers spread soaked garments out on-site to dry before hauling them away.
A representative from Hanoi Urban Environment Company estimated that collection, transport, and disposal costs will run around 200 million VND. Operations are slated for completion by October 16.
Tu Liem Ward police summoned the individual responsible for the illegal dumping and submitted a formal penalty recommendation.
A major volume of discarded clothing has now been cleared from the project site
Under current environmental protection regulations, littering domestic waste on public sidewalks, roadways, or municipal drainage systems carries individual administrative fines of 1 to 2 million VND.
For illegally dumping conventional solid waste, fines scale based on waste tonnage and can reach up to 250 million VND for individuals, depending on the severity and nature of the infraction. Offenders may also be compelled to bear the full expense of waste clearance, transportation, and legal disposal.
Source: vnexpress.net
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