Project: Analysis and Development of Operational, Transition, and Closure Options The Quang Loi landfill (Quang Dien, Hue) will be closed as part of the Hue – Plastic-Free City in Central Vietnam (TVA) 2025 Project.

Chairperson : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Minh Giang; Participants: Dr. Pham Van Dinh and faculty members of the Environmental Management program.

International partners : Realworld Asset Group (RWA Group); Hue Urban Environment and Construction Joint Stock Company (HEPCO)

Year of implementation : 2025

Funding agency : WWF-Vietnam (Representative Office of the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam)

Target :

Survey of the current operational status, infrastructure, and environmental conditions of the Quang Loi landfill.

Prepare preliminary cost estimates for short-term operational upgrade scenarios – transition – closure and post-closure.

Collaborate with international experts and consult with stakeholders to develop a Strategic Options Analysis Report, identifying urgent needs that could impact the reduction of waste/plastic emissions into the environment.

Main results : summary information + illustrative images

Report on the current status and risk assessment of the Quang Loi landfill.

Propose and analyze the cost-benefit of the solution groups:

(i) short-term infrastructure upgrades for the yard

(ii) alternative waste management options to improve treatment efficiency

(iii) Improve operational management and technical assurance

(iv) closure and post-closure management of the yard

Propose technical solutions and designs for the technical remediation of the Quang Loi landfill in accordance with legal regulations/technical standards, permit requirements, and compliance considerations for proposed interventions.

Practical application (if any): beach renovation has been implemented.

The group published a paper related to the survey assessing the current status of the project: “ Utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles as a low-cost surveying method for landfill management: A case study at Quang Loi | Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (JSTCE) - HUCE ”