The result shows the efficiency of recovery of recyclables from household wastes in Dau Tieng town is quite high with %. The major component of the recyclables consists of plastic, glass, paper, aluminum, iron and steel. The amount of recyclable materials lost in the recovery process in studying area is kg/day, equivalent to 1,310,696 VND each day. | Journal of Science and Technology 54 (2A) (2016) 171-177 INVESTIGATE THE EFFICIENCY OF RECOVERY OF RECYCLABLES FROM HOUSEHOLD WASTES IN DAU TIENG TOWN, DAU TIENG DISTRICT, BINH DUONG PROVINCE Dang Thi Ngoc Thuy*, Le Nguyen Thuy Trang Faculty of Environment and Resources, Thu Dau Mot University, No 06 Tran Van On Street, Phu Hoa Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong, Vietnam * Email: thnhoa@ Received: 5 May 2016; Accepted for publication: 26 June 2016 ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to present some results of an investigation of the efficiency of recovery of recyclables from household wastes in Dau Tieng town, Dau Tieng district, Binh Duong. Main methods used in the study are solid waste analysis, sociological investigation and estimation. Interviewed participants include households, scrap purchasing enterprises, scrap buyers (individuals) and solid waste collection employees. The result shows the efficiency of recovery of recyclables from household wastes in Dau Tieng town is quite high with %. The major component of the recyclables consists of plastic, glass, paper, aluminum, iron and steel. The amount of recyclable materials lost in the recovery process in studying area is kg/day, equivalent to 1,310,696 VND each day. Keywords: Dau Tieng town, efficiency of recovery, household wastes, recyclables. 1. INTRODUCTION Household waste is one of the concerned environmental issues today. Selection of domestic waste treatment technologies having high efficiency, less expensive and not causing adverse effects on the environment in the future is always the pressure on managers of environment. Therefore, the best way is to reduce domestic waste at source. Recycling domestic waste is considered as one of the effective measures in reducing solid waste. Recycling household waste not only contributes to environmental protection, but also helps us recover materials to avoid wasting resource. However, in most areas, recycling this resource is currently
