Nam Son is the largest rubbish ground in Hanoi. It receives thousands of tonnes of waste per day. Rubbish is mainly treated by burial.
According to the rubbish ground’s management board, waste collectors are allowed to enter the dumping ground after 3am.
Hundreds of people are living on this dumping ground. They can earn from 30,000 to 80,000 dong per day by selling scrap to rubbish traders.
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Rubbish trucks arrive at Nam Son dumping ground at night.
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Trucks are cleaned by a modern water spraying system.
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Hundreds of people wait for the opening of the dumping ground.
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A guard checks the entrance card of a person suspected of being under 16 years old.
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After getting in the dumping ground, rubbish collectors hasten to “promising” areas.
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In masks and gloves, hundreds of people work in the dim light.
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They must leave the dumping ground before 6am.
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They sell scrap to rubbish traders in tents around the Nam Son dumping ground to earn 30,000-80,000 per night.
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