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Date Published: 15/04/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2023i58.696
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No. 58 (2023): HỘI NGHỊ KHOA HỌC QUỐC TẾ MỞ RỘNG LẦN THỨ II NĂM 2023
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Hoang, N. N. L., Nguyen, T. T. N., Nguyen, T. A. V., Tran, D. T., & Tran, M. H. (2023). THE SITUATION OF WASTE IN SOME JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THANH KHE DISTRICT, DA NANG CITY IN 2022. Cantho Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, 58, 72-78. https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2023i58.696

THE SITUATION OF WASTE IN SOME JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THANH KHE DISTRICT, DA NANG CITY IN 2022

Nguyen Nhat Linh Hoang1, Thi Thuy Nga Nguyen2, Tran Anh Vu Nguyen2, Dang Trung Tran2, Minh Huan Tran1,
1 Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy
2 Center for Adaptive Capacity Building Research (CAB)

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Background: Waste is one of the causes of serious environmental pollution. In particular, waste from school is contributing a large part to the general amount of waste discharged into the environment every day. Objectives: To describe the current situation of waste at 02 junior high schools in Thanh Khe district, Da Nang city. Materials and methods: The study collected the data of waste in 5 days and analyzed according to the Waste Audit method developed by World Wide Fund for Nature - Vietnam (WWF-Vietnam). Results: On average 1 day, there was 23.4 kg of waste, accounting for 967.3 liters of storage volume and counting the 1910 units (excluding organic waste and paper). The amount of low-value plastic waste, mainly food packing, accounted for the highest proportion in terms of weight, volume and quantity in the amount of waste generated in a day (49%; 63% and 81%). Conclusion: The above results warn that the risk of serious plastic pollution has a large contribution from waste in school. From these results, the research team proposes the communication activities to the teachers – other officers and students about waste and health, waste management to improve knowledge, attitude and change behavior and toward zero waste in general and zero plastic waste in particular in schools and families.

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Waste, waste in school, plastic waste, single-use plastic product

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