Table 3.

Driving forces influencing solid waste management in 2020 in Hoang Tay Commune

Ranking	Driving forces	Directions in which driving forces could play out in the future
1	Awareness and behavioural change of individuals (health and environment – general hygiene, keeping the house clean, hand washing with soap, not throwing garbage everywhere)	High or low
2	Clear guidance from party and government	Strong or weak
3	Pollution of water resources (water in rice paddies contaminated with pesticides, household wastewater, irrigation water – Nhue River, contamination of ground water with arsenic)	High or low
4	Technological developments can be applied to get rid of industrial waste and household waste	High capability or low capability
5	Industrial development influences the number of factories	More solid waste or less solid waste
6	Access to information – Farmers lack computer skills to access information on the Internet	Increasing or decreasing
7	Developments in the commune – capability of investing in solid waste management strategies	High capability or low capability