The “No Rubbish in Residential Groups” model has been implemented in Da Nang since 2012.  The purpose is to better manage domestic waste in order to ensure a civilised lifestyle and an improved urban landscape.  It also aims to promote the implementation of environmental protection activities across the city.

To date, this model has seen positive results in dealing with the city's pollution hotspots, as well as raising public awareness of environmental protection in local residential groups.

Residential Group No 40 in Hai Chau District’s Hai Chau I Ward is a typical example.  This group is now home to 24 families, and they are mainly traders on a section between Le Duan and Nguyen Chi Thanh streets.  Therefore there was a huge volume of rubbish along these streets in the past.  This was caused by the large number of local residents, road vehicles using this area, and a lack of efforts to clean up the streets regularly. 

Some residents of Residential Group No 40 cleaning up the pavement in Nguyen Chi Thanh Street

However, since the “No Rubbish in Residential Groups” model was implemented, this area has become cleaner and more beautiful.  Most notably, a wide range of flowers has been planted at the foot of trees on the pavement behind the former Phan Chau Trinh Senior High School instead of the rubble and rubbish of before. 

The “Clean and Green Sunday” campaign, which is part of the model, has also been promoted among local residential groups over recent years.  Its purpose is to encourage local citizens to become actively involved in cleaning up the streets and alleys every Sunday where they live.  Local residents have also been asked not to discharge waste water and rubbish into the streets.  In addition, special attention has been paid to encouraging them to leave out rubbish at scheduled times, and in the right places, in accordance with the city’s regulations.

In 2012, 469 out of the city’s 5,697 residential groups had registered to implement this model.  One year later, this figure has risen to 1,900, a 4-fold increase.  Most notably, 1,155 of the 1,900 groups have met the criteria set by the local Department of Natural Resources and Environment for this model. 

In 2014, the model will be expanded to the remaining 7 districts and wards in the city, and it is expected to end by 2015.  After that, another model entitled “No Rubbish in Wards” will be launched in the city.