In environmental protection work, separation at source of domestic solid waste at source is one of the urgent issues today. The Law on Environmental Protection No. 72/2020/QH14 (LEP) passed by the National Assembly on 17th November 2020, has 6 Articles stipulating the management of domestic solid waste, including the following contents: Separation at source, storage and transfer of domestic solid waste (Article 75)
Aggregation points and transfer stations for domestic solid waste (Article 76)
Collection and transport of domestic solid waste (Article 77)
Treatment of domestic solid waste (Article 78)
Costs of collection, transport and treatment of domestic solid waste (Article 79)
Environmental remediation and improvement in domestic solid waste landfills (Article 80). These provisions guide how to manage and deal with waste
promote people to classify and minimize domestic solid waste generated at source, and at the same time, stipulate the responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), People’s Committee at all levels, agencies, organizations, households and individuals in management of domestic solid waste.