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Blatantly dumping debris and garbage in residential areas

The theft of piles of rubble and garbage is widespread at the vacant lot located at the end of the 6th street and adjacent to the house number C19/3, C19 street, hamlet 4B, Trung Son residential area, Binh Hung commune, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City causes serious pollution in residential areas, making many people angry. Going through this road, the writer found it extremely annoying to see the messy piles of rubbish and rubbish spilling over. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Xuan, living at C19 street, hamlet 4B, said that there is an empty land, but the owner of the abandoned land has not built a house, let the weeds and trees grow luxuriantly, and for about 2 months from morning till late at night, there are people who lack Consciousness from other places carries trash and garbage of all kinds to dump here. The daily dumping of debris and garbage is not cleaned up, causing the pile of garbage to grow larger and larger, giving off a strong stench, affecting the life of the whole neighborhood.

Many people living on C19 street, hamlet 4B, Trung Son residential area, Binh Hung commune, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City are upset because of the rampant dumping of waste.

Moreover, the landfill is also a nesting place for countless rats, potentially posing a high risk of spreading infectious diseases, affecting people’s health. Many people worry that, in the dry season, if someone burns or someone passes by accidentally throwing cigarette butts, it will be a burning pile of garbage, very dangerous. It is known that people in this area have complained many times to the local authorities but have not seen any action. It is recommended that the authorities take measures to collect this spontaneous landfill and find the landowner to mobilize them to protect them, to prevent people from dumping rubbish indiscriminately, and to return the neighborhood to a clean and fresh environment.

(Citation Source: thanhnien.vn)