| Author | Dang Thi Thuy Duong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.EV-08-10 |
| Subject(s) | Refuse and refuse disposal--Vietnam--Dong Nai
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | In Vietnam, municipal solid wastes (MSW) are commonly disposed at landfills and open dumps. It is considered as the result of a large volume of CH₄ gas emission which contributes a significant greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission. CH₄ gas is considered as a major landfill gas which has a higher 21 times global warming potential than CO₂. The objectives of the research were laid on evaluating the MSW management and analysis feasibility of CDM application for MSW management in Dong Nai province to reach the sustainable development. Dong Nai province has been trying to adopt development sanitary landfills reduce adverse environmental impacts, it faced to many problems which are unofficial MSW handling consisting of separation, collection and disposal; controlling of environmental problems; high payment for MSW collection, transfer and disposal, overload of management capacity of the local government in comparison with demand of MSW handling practice. The authority develops regulation on MSW management which base on alternative approaches such as source separation, 3Rs principle, compost production. In addition, CDM approach has been yet know as potential method to achieve the efficient MSW management, to reduce the GHGs emission and to win the finance. In order to estimate CH₄ emission, the IPCC guideline, 2006, is used to know the potential CH₄ emission which is emitted form the MSW sector. For the MSW generation of Dong Nai province, about 350 tons per day in 2000 increased to nearly 1,000 tons per day in 2007 was found. It will be reached approximately 2,750 tons/day in the year 2020. CH₄ emission was calculated about 20.2 Gg/yr, which based on the data of the disposed MSW volume in 2007. Based on the existing situation of the MSW management in Dong Nai province, the amount of wastes to be disposed of through landfills will be increased which would obviously result in more GHGs emission. Dong Nai province is recommended to apply some solutions to increase the collection efficiency of MSW and to reduce the wastes generation volume in landfills. The province could select solutions to reduce GHGs emission are source separation, 3Rs implementation, integration CDM implementation into the environmental planning, planning the sanitary landfills and raising widely public awareness. |
| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering and Management (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chongrak Polprasert |
| Examination Committee(s) | Thammarat Koottatep;Vilas Nitivattananon |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Dong Nai Scholarship Program, Vietnam;Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2008 |