Several residents in the north-central Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh were caught on video ‘sending’ their garbage out-of-town via the north-to-south train.

The video footage, uploaded to Facebook on Monday with the caption “Rubbish from Huong Khe to Saigon”, caused uproar from local citizens.

In the two and a half minute video clip, some residents in Huong Khe Town, Ha Tinh Province are seen hanging bags of trash from the side of a stopped train at the local station.

The town residents in the video are so desperate to have their trash removed that even as the train begins to depart the station a man can still be seen rushing to attach his last garbage bag.

The Facebook post attracted thousands of views and shares alongside an onslaught of comments expressing fierce disapproval of the action.

According to Le Huu Khai, chairman of the People’s Committee in Huong Khe Town, the incident happened at the Huong Pho railway station in the locality.

The clip depicts the poor behavior of some residents in the town, Chairman Khai continued.

“We are identifying the individuals in the video and will impose a suitable punishment. Local authorities have banned locals from bringing their garbage to the train station,” he asserted.

Previous reports from the locality have publicized waste disposal issues in Huong Khe, a small town battling a big trash problem since June. The situation has gotten to the point that daily life for residents in the town has become severely marred by environmental pollution.

Authorities attribute the problem to the lack of a proper landfill and waste treatment facility in the locality. 

Locals hang their bags of trash on the train at Huong Pho Station.

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