The two open-air landfills in Thach Hoa Commune are under the management of Tam Sinh Thiet Company.

People suffer from the bad odour from the landfills every day and wastewater from the site seeps into local canals.

The waste is burnt, creating smoke which has worsened environment pollution.

Residents have reported the problem many times, but the situation has not improved.

The two landfills still lack bottom liners to prevent seepage. Despite being burnt, some parts of the landfills are not covered with tarps, causing the odour to spread to surrounding areas.

Tam Sinh Nghia Company has been urged to take measures to extinguish the fires and complete coverage of the outdoor landfill area to restrict the spread of bad odours.

The firm has been told to solve wastewater seepage into nearby canals.

The Tam Sinh Nghia Company’s dumps have treatment capacity of between 300-320 tonnes of waste every day.