Garbage piles up along beaches in province in northern Vietnam

Residents of Giao Thuy District in Nam Dinh Province, northern Vietnam have witnessed plastic waste heaps along local beaches over the past few years. Medical waste is found on the beach of Giao Hai Commune in Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province, northern Vietnam. Hoang Van Cuong, a 64-year-old native of Giao Hai Commune, said that the disgraceful situation had existed for some 10 years. A trash heap on the beach of Giao Hai Commune in Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: Ha Thu / Tuoi TrePolice officers collect waste along the beach of Giao Hai Commune in Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province, northern Vietnam.