Download or read book Potential Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities in Waste Management Sector in Vietnam written by RCEE Energy and Environment JSC. and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along with economic growth and improved living standards, waste from households, industries, and commercial or service establishments is expected to increase rapidly over the next years. Managing this waste is a hard challenge for the Government of Vietnam because of its substantial cost and lack of awareness and participation of people and businesses. Wastes can be classified according to: their form (wastewater, solid waste); their origin (industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, urban (municipal) wastes); and their hazardous nature (non-hazardous or hazardous).