Waste source owners in the industrial solid waste management in Vietnam

Abstract

Management of industrial solid waste is predicted becoming more complex as Vietnam develops rapidly, strives to become an industrialised country towards modernisation. In order to manage efectivelly industrial solid waste, there must be the participation of many actors in the waste management cycle, among them, it is necessary to mention the owner of industrial solid waste. Responsibilities of the owners of the industrialised solid waste that emitted to the environment are an issue that needs to be clarified in the waste management. Therefore, this paper concentrates on analysing the current laws in Vietnam defining the responsibilities the waste source owners and the mechanism to implement these responsibilities in the management of industrial solid waste. The writing figures out some limitations and inadequacies in defining responsibilities of the owners of the industrial solid waste sources. Then, it proposes a number of solutions that enhances responsibilities of the waste source owners in the industrial solid waste management. They are: 1/ Need more specific regulations on the responsibilities of the owners of the waste sources in classification of waste; 2/ Improve regulations on the market of waste goods; 3/ Supplementing regulations on specialised personnel at facilities generating industrial solid waste; 4/ Strengthen inspection, examination and supervision on the waste source owers; 5/ Improve the law on the system of economic intrusments to regulate acts of the owners of waste sources; 6/ Mobilise community responsibilities participating and promote socialisation in industrial solid waste management.