Domestic solid waste management following circular economy model

ISSN 2588-1299  
VJAS 2020; 3(4): 872-881  
Vietnam Journal  
of Agricultural  
Sciences  
Domestic Solid Waste Management  
Following Circular Economy Model  
Nguyen Thi Thu Quynh1 & Nguyen Quoc Hung2  
1Faculty of Economics and Rural Development, Vietnam National University of  
Agriculture, Hanoi 131000, Vietnam  
2Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, Hanoi 129100, Vietnam  
Abstract  
Along with socio-economic development, the volume of domestic  
solid waste in Vietnam is increasing by 12% annually. The current  
management model of domestic solid waste presents many  
limitations: low collection rate, lack of proper treatment, and low  
levels of recycling and reusing rates but high rates of buried waste  
and pollution. Published research and overviews of practical  
implementation of solid waste management models in typical  
countries around the world have shown the need to innovate domestic  
solid waste management in Vietnam following the circular economy  
model to increase the economic efficiency of resources and to  
minimize polluting the environment. Accordingly, state management  
of domestic solid waste needs to be reformed synchronously to ensure  
the development of a closed cycle of waste from identifying  
generators, classifying waste at sources, collecting, transporting, and  
treating waste, to the consumption of recycled waste.  
Keywords  
Domestic solid waste, circular economy model, recycled  
Introduction  
Along with socio-economic development, the volume of  
domestic solid waste (DSW) in Vietnam is increasing rapidly and  
becoming an urgent environmental problem. High population  
growth, in combination with rapid industrialization and urbanization,  
have resulted in the growth of waste generation. It is estimated that  
the volume of DSW in Vietnam has experienced a growth of 10-16%  
per year (World Bank, 2018). Thus, effective management of DSW  
is required to prevent harmful effects on the environment and society.  
Recognizing this problem, in recent years, the Vietnamese  
government and authorities have made great efforts in the  
management of DSW. However, after the implementation process,  
there are still many shortcomings, namely the legal and policy system  
on DSW management is still incomplete and overlapped; the  
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Accepted: November 16, 2020  
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organization and assignment of responsibilities  
for DSW are still fragmented and lack  
uniformity, making it difficult to implement; the  
implementation of approved DSW management  
planning in localities is still slow; investments in  
DSW management are limited; there is a lack of  
appropriate regulations to attract capital  
investment resources from society; the  
inspection and examination of law enforcement  
are still limited; and sanctions regulating  
violations of DSW management are not strong  
enough (Nguyen Trung Thang, 2019). Moreover,  
the current traditional model of DSW  
management - a linear economy which follows  
the principle of "take – make – waste" (We "take"  
resources from the ground to "make" products,  
which we use, and, when we no longer want  
them, "throw" them away) is no longer working  
for all economic actors. Following this model,  
only 62-90% of generated waste is collected and  
processed; many types of useful DSW are not  
recycled for reuse, and 71% of DSW is buried or  
burned wastefully and pollutedly (Ministry of  
Natural Resources and Environment, 2019;  
2020). Typically, the leachate at landfill sites is  
discharged directly to the environment, allowing  
it to infiltrate and directly impact the water  
environment, and diffuse pathogens creating  
serious impacts on the environment and human  
health (Ministry of Natural Resource and  
Environment, 2017). A study in Lang Son  
province addressed that the rate of people with  
illnesses and diseases such as diarrhea,  
dermatology conditions, and respiration  
problems, etc., at the affected areas of the landfill  
sites is much higher than those of the unaffected  
areas (Ministry of Natural Resources and  
Environment, 2011).  
Thuy, 2019). The concept of the circular  
economy model aims to redefine growth and  
focuses on positive society-wide benefits (World  
Economic Forum, 2014). It entails gradually  
decoupling economic activity from the  
consumption of finite resources and designing  
waste out of the system (Macarthur, 2017). The  
highlight of the model is to treat DSW as a  
renewable resource, requiring a closed cycle  
process with the participation of many actors to  
create a primary and secondary market for DSW  
(Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable  
Development, 2019). The goal of the model is to  
standardize the activities of the actors involved  
in the closed cycle process to minimize the  
emissions causing waste and environmental  
pollution in order to achieve economic - social -  
environment efficiency. In this paper, the authors  
have generalized the current state of DSW in  
Vietnam and appraised the implementation of the  
current traditional DSW management model to  
address the need for reforming the DSW  
management model following the circular  
economy model.  
Methodology  
The authors applied the desktop study  
method to review the related published scientific  
articles and specialized reports related to the  
circular economy model. The Proquest Central  
and the Google search for academic articles using  
the keyword "circular economy" were applied. In  
addition, information and data on the real  
situation of domestic solid waste in Vietnam  
were collected and reviewed from annual  
national environmental status reports published  
by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the  
Environment. Descriptive and comparative  
statistical methods were used to reflect the  
current situation of DSW in Vietnam over time,  
by locality, and by region.  
An overview of studies and practical  
implementation of DSW management models in  
several typical countries around the world shows  
the need for reforming the state management of  
DSW in Vietnam following the circular economy  
model (Luong Thu Thuy, 2019). The circular  
economy model was recognized and  
implemented very early in some Western  
countries such as Sweden, Germany, and Japan,  
but has been mentioned in Vietnam only recently  
(Preston, 2012; Alanet al., 2016; Luong Thu  
Results and Discussion  
According to Vietnam Standards (TCVN  
6705-2009), domestic solid waste includes solid  
waste generated from households, commercial  
businesses, and agencies. According to Decree  
No. 38/2015/ND-CP of the government dated  
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April 24, 2015, on the management of waste and  
discarded materials, domestic solid waste (also  
called household garbage) means solid waste  
generated in the daily activities of humans. Solid  
waste is characterized by a solid or paste form  
(also called sludge) discharged from production,  
businesses, services, daily life, or other activities  
(Government, 2015).  
DSW generated, about 9,129 tons/day, Hanoi  
city ranked second with 6,500 tons/day, and  
Tuyen Quang was the locality with the least  
amount of waste generation, only 0.178 tons/day  
(Table 1).  
Observing the volume of DSW generated by  
economic regions (Figure 1) shows that the  
Southeast region had the highest generated  
volume, accounting for 31.5% of the total  
domestic solid waste volume, whereas the  
Central Highlands and the Northern Midlands  
and Highlands had the lowest generated volumes  
in the country. This clearly shows a positive  
correlation between the proportion of the volume  
of DSW generated to the speed of economic  
development and urbanization of the localities  
and economic regions.  
Also in this Decree, daily-life solid waste is  
classified at its source in accordance with the  
purpose of management and treatment into the  
following groups:  
(a) Biodegradable organic group (leftovers,  
leaves, vegetables, fruits, and animal carcasses);  
(b) Reusable and recycled group (paper,  
plastic, metal, rubber, plastic, and glass); and  
(c) Others.  
Categories of domestic solid waste  
Current status of domestic solid waste in  
Vietnam  
According to the composition of domestic  
solid waste, organic waste accounted for the  
largest proportion and inorganic waste accounted  
for a lower proportion (Table 2). Among  
inorganic wastes, the proportion of plastic and  
nylon, paper, and metal was relatively high,  
which poses a need to recycle and reuse these  
periodically to avoid wasting and causing  
pollution pressure on the environment.  
Volume generated  
According to the survey assessing the status  
of DSW performed by the Ministry of Natural  
Resources and the Environment, from 2010 to  
2018, the amount of generated DSW increased an  
average of about 12% per year. In 2015, the  
country generated a total DSW volume of about  
42,789 tons/day, and by 2018 this figure  
increased to more than 61,600 tons/day, of which  
the volume generated in urban areas was more  
than 37,200 tons/day and the respective number  
of rural areas was more than 24,400 tons/day  
(Ministry of Natural Resources and the  
Environment, 2020). In particular, Ho Chi Minh  
City was the locality with the largest amount of  
Traditional model of domestic solid waste  
management  
The typical traditional model of DSW  
management in urban areas is described in  
Figure 2 (World Bank, 2018).  
Accordingly, after generating domestic solid  
waste, generators  
including households,  
Table 1. Volume of domestic solid waste generated in localities across Vietnam in 2018  
Average waste generated per day  
(tons)  
Ranking  
Province  
Most DSW generated  
1
2
3
4
Ho Chi Minh city  
Hanoi  
Thanh Hoa  
Binh Duong  
Dong Nai  
9,128  
6,500  
2,246  
1,764  
1,838  
5
Least DSW generated  
63  
62  
61  
60  
59  
Tuyen Quang  
Bac Kan  
Kon Tum  
Dien Bien  
Ha Nam  
0.178  
0.191  
0.212  
0.264  
0.275  
Source: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (2020).  
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Mekong Delta,  
14.8%  
Red River Delta,  
21.6%  
Northern  
Midlands and  
Highlands, 8.7%  
Southeast,  
31.5%  
North Central  
and Central  
Coast, 19.7%  
Central  
Highlands, 3.8%  
Figure 1. Volume of DSW generated by economic region, 2018  
Source: Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (2020).  
Table 2. Categories of domestic solid waste  
Unit: %  
Categories  
Organic wastes  
Plastic and nylon  
Paper and cardboard  
Metal  
Big cities in Vietnam  
50.2 - 68.9  
3.4 - 10.6  
3.3 - 6.6  
Hanoi  
Hai Phong  
46.0 - 49.8  
12.2 - 14.2  
3.8 - 4.2  
0.1 - 0.2  
0.8 - 0.9  
23.9 - 24.7  
0.6  
51.9  
3.0  
2.7  
1.4 - 4.9  
0.9  
Glass  
0.5 - 2.0  
0.5  
Inert materials  
14.9 - 28.2  
0.0 - 5.0  
38.0  
Rubber and leather  
Animal and plant tissue  
Hazardous wastes  
Others  
1.3  
1.5 - 2.5  
-
-
0.0 - 1.0  
-
-
-
Textiles: 1.6  
8.6 - 10.5  
Note: (-) Not available  
Source: World Bank(2018).  
businesses, shops, and streets do not or rarely  
classify waste at the source. Waste classification  
activities are most frequently carried out in  
commercial centers and supermarkets. In  
households, the classification activities focus on  
classifying the reusable and recycled  
components including plastic, cardboard, paper,  
and metal for selling as scrap to individual  
collectors.  
According to World Bank (2018), 91% of  
this waste is collected, and the remaining 9% of  
DSW is discharged indiscriminately into the  
environment. The amount of solid waste is  
collected by two actors: one is URENCO, the  
urban environment sanitation company in big  
cities, or private waste collection companies that  
collect 85% of the waste, while the remaining 6%  
is collected by individual collectors (mainly  
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Waste generation (households,  
commercial businesses, shops, and  
streets) (100%)  
Garbage collection  
(URENCO, waste collection  
company) (85%)  
Private collection (garbage  
collectors and scrap  
merchandise) (6%)  
Littering (9%)  
Compost producing  
Burning (9%)  
Recycling  
(Recycle village) (10%)  
(4%)  
Burying (63%)  
Unsanitary landfills  
sites (43%)  
Sanitary landfills sites  
(20%)  
Figure 2. Typical traditional DSW management  
Source: World Bank (2018).  
collecting the recycled inorganic wastes like  
plastic, paper, and metal).  
The traditional model of DSW management  
reveals some limitations. Firstly, economic  
growth, population growth, and strong  
urbanization result in a huge volumes of waste,  
which is increasing rapidly every year, especially  
in big cities (especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh  
City). Secondly, the system of collecting, sorting,  
and treating waste is complex and labor-  
intensive, and the recycling market is occupied  
by an informal group. Thirdly, inadequate legal  
frameworks, and inadequate monitoring and  
supervision are causing environmental problems  
that increase people's health risks (commonly  
due to the activities of informal groups in the  
handicraft villages that can generate or handle  
significant amounts of hazardous waste).  
Fourthly, there is a lack of a "polluter must pay  
principle" with very low collection and treatment  
fees levied on households and other emission  
units, and at least 80% of treatment costs are  
subsidized by the government. Therefore, it is  
necessary to renovate the DSW management  
model to improve its effectiveness.  
Waste transportation is carried out by  
environmental companies using small garbage  
trucks to transfer DSW to collection points or  
transfer stations, and using specialized trucks to  
deliver DSW to the landfills and other treatment  
facilities. However, the hygiene of the collection  
trucks and transfer stations are not good,  
resulting in the effluent discharge of wastewater,  
which attracts mosquitoes and flies, and has a  
strong stench that negatively affects the people  
living nearby. Especially, garbage trucks and  
specialized trucks often operate during rush hour  
in the afternoon, causing local traffic congestion  
in many streets.  
DSW after collection is mainly taken to  
landfills (63%), and 28% (about 14,000 tons/day)  
is taken to different treatment facilities (10% for  
recycling, 4% for compost production, and 14%  
for burning). Thus, theoretically, only 28% of the  
treated DSW has the opportunity to return to re-  
serve the production and living activities of  
citizens. The remaining 63% is buried  
wastefully. Moreover, 43% of this DSW is  
buried in unhygienic landfills, with high risks of  
environmental pollution.  
Circular model of domestic solid waste  
management  
According to the proposed circulation  
economic model, DSW, which emanates from  
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DSW generation  
Consumption of treated  
DSW, production of  
recycled goods  
Classification of DSW  
at sources  
Treatment for different  
groups of classified  
DSW  
DSW collection  
Transport of DSW to  
planned collection  
points  
Figure 3. The circular domestic solid waste management model  
generators through a process, becomes processed  
basic criterion is to separate organic and  
and recycled products to come back to serve  
these entities (Figure 3). The objective of the  
circular model of DSW management is to  
minimize emissions to the environment by  
building a closed cycle of waste.  
inorganic components.  
The organic content in DSW can account for  
50-70% of the total of solid waste, and organic  
waste is considered a source of raw materials for  
the production of high-quality compost or  
biogas. Therefore, focusing on waste  
delimitation and classification in order to  
collect a large volume of organic waste is  
considered a low-cost strategy to reduce the  
need for landfills while improving the  
efficiency of recycling DSW.  
Step 1: Identify generators  
According to the circular economic model,  
the first step is to identify and manage the source  
of domestic solid waste. For each source, it is  
necessary to promulgate mandatory regulations  
and sanctions to require DSW generators to  
classify waste into regulated groups at the source.  
At the same time, properly identifying the  
generators will help to ensure the implementation  
of the principle of "polluters must pay", creating  
financial sources for the implementation of DSW  
collection and treatment activities in the future.  
Next is the classification of inorganic waste  
components. Inorganic waste containing  
components such as plastic, paper, and metal  
needs to be collected for recycling. The  
remainder can become fuel but should be treated  
first to reduce the proportion of inert materials  
such as sand, gravel, and other non-combustible  
materials to meet the requirements of burning  
and co-burning to create energy for people’s  
daily lives.  
Step 2: Classify domestic solid waste at the  
source  
According to the World Bank (2018), there  
are many criteria for classifying DSW, and the  
application of such criteria depends on the  
objectives and level of domestic solid waste  
treatment in each country. However, the most  
The effectiveness of waste classification at  
the source has been reported in many countries.  
In Germany, the Green Dot system was  
introduced as a mandatory regulation on waste  
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classification at the source. The key point of this  
system is that manufacturers and retailers have to  
pay "Green Dot" fees for their products: the more  
packaging a product has, the higher the fee.  
Although Germany has 30 million tons of waste  
every year, this system has helped to reduce the  
components of paper, cardboard, glass, and  
metal. The German media predicted that the  
"Green Dot" system helps to reduce 1 million  
tons of waste each year (Thanh Thao, 2018), so  
they have to recycle less amounts of DSW.  
although actual figures may be lower (Ministry  
of Natural Resources and the Environment,  
2020).  
Primary collection is carried out by official  
actors (employees of sanitation companies) and  
informal actors (individual collectors). However,  
individual collector activities do not have a  
specific plan. They do not have personal  
protective equipment, only collect certain types  
of domestic waste, and create many unsecured  
scrap gathering yards near residential areas. As  
for the official collectors, they often collect all  
types of DSW at the same time, as there is no  
regulation and collection schedule for each type  
of waste as classified.  
In Japan, every type of waste you want to  
throw must be put into separate bags by color.  
For example, flammable waste will be put into  
yellow bags and the green bags are for non-  
burnable waste. If you do not comply with this  
regulation, your garbage bag will be returned  
with an "embarrassing ticket" to remind you to  
sort your waste. More strict regulations can be  
found in Korea, where not all garbage bags can  
be disposed of everywhere. Types of garbage  
bags are regulated depending on each region,  
each country, and each city. If you bring the  
garbage bags of the Gangnam area to Songpa-gu  
to throw them away, you can be fined (JD, 2018).  
Therefore, it is necessary to change both the  
form and the method of collection. Accordingly,  
it is essential to formalize the activities of  
informal individual collectors through the  
signing labor contracts with them while  
simultaneously prohibiting separate collection  
activities, and only allowing concentrated  
collecting points to be in operation (in residential  
areas, in supermarkets). At the same time, it is  
necessary to arrange specific collection  
schedules for each type of DSW which have been  
classified from the source to ensure the  
effectiveness of future treatments.  
Therefore, in Vietnam, it is necessary to set  
up a specific set of regulations on sorting waste  
at the source, modes of containing the waste, and  
a specific schedule for dumping garbage to  
ensure efficient collection. At the same time,  
there also needs to be a strict monitoring  
mechanism and severe sanctions imposed to  
prevent indiscriminate discharge into the  
environment. Singapore is still known as the  
cleanest country in the world thanks to its  
extremely severe sanctions for indiscriminate  
littering in public places.  
Step 4: Transporting domestic solid waste  
to the planned collection points  
In this step, it is necessary to develop and  
readjust the planning of transfer stations, landfill  
sites, and treatment facilities to ensure that they  
are far from residential areas and are designed to  
comply with hygienic and safety conditions to  
avoid causing congestion or unsafe situations for  
surrounding residential areas. This requires the  
strong participation of all levels of the  
government and strict regulations on technical  
equipment and facilities for these activities.  
Step 3: Collecting domestic solid waste  
Indeed, there are still two types of collection  
forms in the world: primary collection (collecting  
garbage from each household) and secondary  
collection (transfer waste from collecting points  
or transfer stations to treatment facilities).  
However, the traditional management model of  
domestic solid waste in Vietnam shows that both  
forms of collection are not effective. According  
to reported data, the waste collection rates are  
about 85% in urban areas and 40% in rural areas,  
Also, each different type of domestic solid  
waste needs to be transported to different  
collection points and treatment facilities, rather  
than a mass and aggregation situation that makes  
it difficult for later steps.  
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the waste treatment and recycling process are  
accepted for consumption by actors in the  
economy.  
Step 5: Treatment of the classified  
domestic solid waste  
According to Article 19 in Degree No.  
38/2018/ND-CP, a recycling activity is the  
activity of treating DSW by various technologies  
(Government, 2015), such as organic fertilizer  
processing technology; combustion technology;  
sanitary landfill technology; technology for  
recycling, energy recovery, and producing  
products from the useful composition of daily-  
life solid waste; and other environmentally  
friendly technologies.  
The purpose of the circular economy model  
is to minimize the amount of DSW disposed into  
the environment, which can result in the  
consequences of waste resources (for organic  
solid waste) and, more seriously, causing  
environmental pollution (for hazardous solid  
wastes). However, there are still many people  
who believe that garbage products are not clean  
or hygienic for direct human consumption.  
Therefore, it is necessary to propagate to change  
the people's awareness about the recognition and  
evaluation of products from recycled waste. This  
will create a real market demand for processed  
and recycled waste products such as organic  
fertilizer, plastic resins, gas, and electricity, etc.  
In addition, some economic incentives should be  
presented to stimulate the demand for these  
products such as discounted prices (compared to  
higher adjusted prices of non-recyclable items),  
and tax exemptions or tax reductions for  
organizations and individuals. In Germany, the  
government has published information and  
requires supermarkets to provide more  
environmentally friendly recycling bags, canvas  
bags, and paper bags. If customers require plastic  
bags, they must pay instead of the bags being  
given for free as before.  
Accordingly, the purpose of recycling is to  
ensure that DSW after being treated and recycled  
will become useful products that can serve the  
daily lives and production activities of people.  
Solid waste and solid waste treatment are big  
issues in many countries around the world.  
However, nowadays, many developed countries,  
especially countries in Europe, are leading the  
way in waste treatment solutions. To them, solid  
waste is considered a valuable resource and a  
business opportunity that not only brings  
economic returns but also helps to protect the  
environment.  
Sweden has been a leader in recycling solid  
waste for many years. Currently, the rate of  
recycled DSW is up to 99%. This country even  
has to import waste from other countries for  
continuously operating its recycling plants which  
have been creating much added value to their  
economy.  
In addition, other administrative measures  
should also be considered by enhancing the  
social responsibilities of individuals, businesses,  
agencies, and units in consuming recycled  
products to minimize environmental pollution. It  
is essential that every stakeholder must  
acknowledge that the consumption of these  
products is their responsibility and obligation to  
the community and to themselves.  
Norway is also one of the world's leading  
countries in recycling plastic waste. Evidence  
shows that 97% of plastic bottles from this  
country have been recycled, 92% of which return  
to high-quality plastic and can continuously  
contain drinking water. The life cycle of some  
plastic bottles in Norway can be recycled up to  
50 times. This makes the Nordic nation a model  
for the whole world in the field of environmental  
protection (Lan Huong, 2019).  
After the consumption of processed and  
recycled waste products takes place, a new  
emission process appears. The circular model of  
DSW not only results in economic effectiveness  
but also social and environmental effectiveness.  
Step 6: Consumption of treated domestic  
solid waste and production of recycled goods  
Innovating the state management of domestic  
solid waste following the circular economy  
model  
The results of the series of improvements  
listed above in the DSW management process  
only make sense if the products generated from  
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In order to develop and implement the model  
of circular economy in domestic solid waste  
management, it is necessary to innovate the state  
management work in this field in advance.  
Specifically, the following solutions need to be  
studied and implemented synchronously to get  
the highest effectiveness:  
international practices) to ensure funding for  
efficient collection and treatment activities  
(World Bank, 2018). Regarding the expenditure  
structure, it is necessary to pay more attention to  
and to spend more on advanced and modern  
treatment technologies to reduce the proportion  
of expenses for small collection activities as at  
present. Collection should be renewed in the  
direction of reducing the frequent use of  
manpower, with small, inefficient tools, to  
using modern equipment, according to the  
periodic plan.  
Firstly, it is necessary to complete the  
guidelines, policies, and regulations on the  
classification, collection, and treatment of DSW  
in the direction of improving the implementation  
of compulsory social responsibility for each  
citizen, each unit, and each enterprise in order to  
protect themselves and the community towards  
sustainable development.  
Sixthly, it is necessary to improve the  
propaganda activities on the need for good  
management of DSW in people's lives, and the  
responsibilities and rights of people in  
participating in DSW management from  
classifying, collecting, recycling, treating, and  
consuming recycled waste products.  
Secondly, it is necessary to clearly assign the  
responsibilities of the ministries, agencies, and  
localities in performing the state management  
functions of domestic solid waste to avoid  
overlapping,  
unclear,  
and  
inconsistent  
responsibilities which lead to low management  
effectiveness. Especially, it is necessary to  
enhance the role of the Environmental Police and  
enhance the role of the community in inspecting  
and supervising the implementation of  
regulations and laws on DSW.  
Conclusions  
The current situation and forecast of  
Vietnam's domestic solid waste by 2030 show  
that authorities should spend more effort in  
managing waste, otherwise they will cause  
unpredictable consequences in terms of  
economic, social, and environmental impacts,  
which in turn can affect people's lives, hindering  
the goal of sustainable development.  
Thirdly, it is necessary to develop and adjust  
the planning of collection sites, treatment  
facilities, and recycling plants, so they are  
concentrated, large scale, separate for each type  
of DSW, and far from crowded residential areas.  
This is the way to ensure the effectiveness of  
investments and minimize the negative impacts  
of these activities on people's living  
environments.  
Although the government and authorities  
have recently put great effort into the  
management of DSW, the implementation of the  
state management of this field still revealed many  
shortcomings. Therefore, in the coming years,  
the research indicates that it is necessary to  
innovate the state management of DSW  
following the circular economic model from the  
viewpoint of considering DSW as a renewable  
resource. It is necessary to build up the primary  
and secondary markets for domestic solid waste  
in a closed cycle process with the participation of  
many actors. Their activities should be  
standardized to minimize the external emissions  
that cause waste and environmental pollution in  
Fourthly, it is necessary to innovate and  
promote the attraction of public-private  
partnerships in the field of solid waste collection  
and treatment in order to avoid relying too much  
on the current budget. It is essential to treat DSW  
as a resource to be produced, processed,  
recycled, and marketed.  
Fifthly, it is necessary to renovate the  
financial revenue - expenditures in the collection  
and treatment of DSW. Accordingly, the  
collection and treatment fee for DSW should be  
raised to the highest acceptable threshold of  
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