2024.03.21 12:43:30
Hội An residents turn organic waste into compost and detergent
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Vân puts leftover fruits and vegetables into a bucket of water mixed with sugar in order to make detergent liquid. — VNS Photo Khánh DươngMost families in Thanh Đông Village have very large gardens. Many households in the village have learned from Vân how to make compost in their gardens and create their own detergent from fermented biodegradable waste.
Following Vân's example, now many local households sort garbage, compost and make detergent from organic waste.
This has also made the work of waste collectors easier.
A local waste collector who declined to be named said some households didn't even have any waste when she came to collect because they reuse all their organic waste.
Thanh Đông Village has more than 三00 households with more than 一, 二00 people. Each of them is estimated to discharge about one to 一. 五kg of garbage every day.
If more and more among more than 一, 二00 people in the village can recycle waste, the amount of waste put into Cẩm Hà Landfill – the city’s waste dump – will reduce.
Vân said: “My neighbour puts wastebaskets at local schools to collect leftover fruits, vegetables and other biodegradable substances. He volunteers to transport them to our area and then we share them to make compost and dish-washing liquid.”
“I feel my living environment has improved a lot since I started taking advantage of organic waste to make useful garden compost and home products,” she added.
Local authorities have also encouraged households who do not have gardens to sort garbage and benefit from organic waste by building a station located in the centre of the village called the Material Recovery Facility.
At the station, people can sort their garbage and then local waste collectors will make compost from organic waste. Villagers who do not have gardens to make compost can come and select compost for their household use.
