CURRENT STATUS OF SOLID HOUSEHOLD WASTE AT HALONG UNIVERSITY DORMITORIES

Abstract

Currently, with approximately 1700 students residing in the dormitories of Halong University, the average daily solid household waste generated at the dormitories ranges from 630 to 900 kg of Solid Household Waste. The entire amount of Residential Solid Household Waste. generated by the University in general and the Residential Solid Household Waste from the student dormitory in particular has not been classified. Therefore, a Design and Testing Model for waste classification program at Halong University's dormitories has been developed and tested to initially assess current status of solid household waste and the effectiveness of the model and its scalability throughout the university. This initiative aims to contribute to improving environmental management and reducing costs associated with waste collection, transportation, and disposal for the University. The research team used on-site survey methods, secondary data collection, experimental methods, and data processing through the Waste classification program testing model. The coefficients for the generation of organic waste, recyclable waste, and household waste were 0.093, 0.038, and 0.179, respectively. These are the basis for Halong University to develop a university-wide Waste classification program implementation plan and issue standard guidelines for the Waste classification program implementation process to be applied across the entire university.