The Waste Flow Diagram (WFD) estimates the amount of solid waste entering nature and the oceans from various sources. A scenario function is used to simulate how improved waste management could reduce pollution and prevent marine litter.
Huế city is located in central Viet Nam with the Perfume River running through it and leading to the East Sea.
The population was estimated to be 488,157 people in 2020, prior to the 2021 administrative boundary extension with the Extended city area now encompassing 266km². The WFD was carried out for both the Core and Extended areas which included collecting samples from 9 wards and communes including 6 in the Core area and 3 in the Extended area of the city.
The extension of the city resulted in an urgent need to assess its MSWM system and reduce plastic waste. This included undertaking the WFD in order to build a database and implement the project “Huế city – A Plastic Smart City in Central Viet Nam” which aims to improve their MSWM system.
| City | Huế |
|---|---|
| Financed by | WWF - TV Action-Plastic Smart Cities |
| Implemented by | National consultants with backstopping support from International consultants |
| Population | 488,157 (2020) |
|---|---|
| Waste generation rate, including commercial and institutional waste | 0.83 kg/cap/day (WaCT Survey) |
| Total MSW generation | 408 tonnes/day (WaCT Survey) |
| Collection rate | 97% (WaCT Survey) |
| MSW sent to disposal | 313 tonnes/day / 77% (WaCT Survey) |
| MSW sorted for recovery | 83 tonnes/day / 8% (WaCT Survey) |
| MSW managed in controlled facilities | 77% (WaCT Survey) |
| Plastic waste generation Core / Extended Area | 19,337 tonnes/year 3,516 tonnes/year |
| Unmanaged plastic waste Core Area | 349 tonnes/year 1.8% of the entire plastic waste generation |
| Unmanaged plastic waste Extended Area | 366 tonnes/year 10.4% of the entire plastic waste generation |
| Plastic waste to the environment | 350 tonnes/year | 2% of the plastic waste generated |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic to water systems | 219 tonnes/year | 322 trucks |
| Plastic to water systems per person | 0.6 kg/person/year | 21 PET bottles per person |
| Plastic waste to the environment | 366 tonnes/year | 10% of the plastic waste generated |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic to water systems | 273 tonnes/year | 402 trucks |
| Plastic to water systems per person | 2.0 kg/person/year | 68 PET bottles per person |
This case study’s data was collected by WWF.
The Waste Flow Diagram (WFD) estimates the amount of solid waste entering nature and the oceans from various sources. A scenario function is used to simulate how improved waste management could reduce pollution and prevent marine litter.
