In addition, there are 13,500 healthcare centers which produce 47 tons of hazardous waste and 125,000 cubic meters of medical waste water. It is estimated that 3 million cubic meters of waste water is discharged from 787 urban areas every day, most of which cannot be treated. Also according to MONRE, about 100,000 tons of plant protection chemicals are used every year in agricultural production. Eighty percent of plant protection products are not used as prescribed, while the usage efficiency is low, at just 25-60 percent. The other figures also cause concerns: more than 23 million tons of domestic waste, 7 million tons of industrial solid waste and over 630,000 tons of hazardous waste.

Source: VietNamNet News September 14, 2016 00:45 UTC