Garbage still poses serious problems in Ho Chi Minh City despite the recent launching of an environmental campaign by municipal authorities.
According to the observation of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters in early November, rubbish is still piling up along sidewalks, roadways, and neighborhoods across the southern metropolis.
Bags containing household waste can easily be found at any corner, while public trash cans appear to be overloaded most of the time.
Green trees along local promenades have also fallen victim to the issue as many residents tend to dump their trash around the plants.
Multiple diners exacerbate the problem by dumping their trash and leftover food at public places.
In some neighborhoods, residents still follow the bad habit of throwing dead mice on the roadways.
The mice were previously trapped and killed by the locals. They then threw the dead animals on the street so that vehicles would help ‘deal with’ the bodies by crushing them.
On October 21, leaders of the southern city launched a years-long campaign that encourages citizens to stop littering along streets and canals, which is aimed at keeping the city clean and alleviating inundation.
As part of the campaign, which runs from 2018 to 2020, district-level authorities are tasked with raising the environmental awareness of local residents and strictly penalizing violators.
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