Since early December, more than 250 tonnes of garbage dumped on beaches in Da Nang have been collected, according to the Da Nang Urban Environment JSC.

On December 19, sanitation workers from the Da Nang Urban Environment JSC continued to collect garbage on the beach. Photo: HOANG HIEP

In particular, in the first ten day of December, two small floods occurred in the basins of Vu Gia, Thu Bon, Tuy Loan and Cu De due to heavy rains. As a result, a lot of garbage followed the rivers to the estuaries and was pushed to beaches. The company mobilized workers and motor vehicles to collect and transport 104 tonnes of garbage to the Khanh Son Landfill.

In addition, huge amount of trash, mostly plastic waste, twigs and leaves, has covered beaches Thanh Khe and Lien Chieu districts since the beginning of the monsoon.

Every day, a total of 70 sanitation workers and motor vehicles are mobilized to collect trash along the beaches.

Sanitation workers are seen collecting trash on the beach

Garbage scrapers are mobilized to collect trash to reduce labor load for workers.

Motor vehicles are also mobilized to transfer and transport trash to the Khanh Son Landfill.

Sanitation workers are observed having lunch right on the beach to continue cleaning the beach in the afternoon.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by M.DUNG