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Options for sustainable solid waste management in a tourist city in a developing country

Published:2022-10-27 Issue: Volume: Page:1-12
ISSN:1747-6526
Container-title:Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management
language:en
Short-container-title:Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Waste and Resource Management

Author:

Pham Phu Song Toan¹^ORCID,Fujiwara Takeshi²,Le Dinh Cuong³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Assisstant Professor in Environmental Engineering Department, The University of Danang – University of Technology and Education, Danang City, Vietnam (corresponding author: )

2. Professor of Academic Field of Environmental and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Kita, Okayama, Japan

3. Head of Environmental Division, Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The University of Danang – University of Technology and Education, Danang City, Vietnam

Abstract

A study was undertaken to develop options for sustainable integrated solid waste management for a tourist city in Vietnam. The generation and characterisation of tourism waste were based on a sampling survey of Hoi An city (HAC). Problems and challenges of a tourism waste management system were indicated using material flow analysis. Five scenarios were developed for the tourism sector of the city based on current solid waste management practice (SWMP), a consensus of stakeholders, the suitability of waste management systems and the contribution of the government. In two of the scenarios, waste reduction was 6.5 times higher and recyclables recovered was 3.3–4.2 times greater than that in two of the minimalist scenarios. Furthermore, the former scenarios showed more efficiency in treatment, optimal economy and minimum greenhouse gas emissions. The study indicated the advantages and challenges of each scenario and identified an optimal model for SWMP for the tourism industry of HAC. A framework for gradually developing a sustainable tourism waste management system was proposed, potentially applicable to any tourist city in a developing country.

Publisher

Thomas Telford Ltd.

Subject

Waste Management and Disposal,Civil and Structural Engineering

Link

https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/jwarm.22.00005

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