app fun88官网Multiple plans in place to improve HCM City's waste management

Multiple plans in place to improve HCM City's waste management

Your browser does not support the audio element. Pollution from household trash has been a pressing issue for local residents, especially those who live near collection points. HCM City residents sort household waste for recycling. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Giang

HCM CITY — In a move to transform waste management for a better quality of life, HCM City has been working to improve garbage collection and treatment technology.

Lê Ngọc Hà, a resident of Thủ Đức City said that her area suffers from an overwhelming stench every time the rudimentary garbage trucks stopped by to pick up the trash.

She added: “Fortunately, since the beginning of this year, we have had a larger, more modern truck to collect the garbage, ending the long days of having to deal with the stench.”

Pollution from household trash has also been a pressing issue for local residents, especially those who live near collection points.

Phạm Hà Khánh, a Bình Thạnh District resident said he hopes the city will soon develop proper garbage collection points to ensure hygiene and the people’s quality of life.

Thủ Đức City is one of the few localities that have been successful in upgrading its garbage trucks.

Nguyễn Kim Hoa, deputy director of the local waste management service Liên Hiệp Environment Cooperative, said that all the garbage collecting vehicles in the unit have been upgraded from  五00kg to  一. 五 tonnes in load capacity.

Hoa told Người lao động (Labourer) newspaper: “Ever since the vehicles were upgraded, trash has been collected in a more professional manner, which prevents them from leaking to the streets and therefore protects the surrounding environment.

According to Thủ Đức City’s Division of Natural Resources and Environment, the locality has upgraded  九 八 per cent of its garbage trucks.

The city is also working to renovate and ensure technical standards at its trash collection points.

The plan is that from  二0 二 五 onward, all of these locations will be developed with fully enclosed waste collection and vehicle parking areas, utilising trash compactor technology, and a treatment system for wastewater, emissions and odour.

According to a mid-term report on solid waste treatment in HCM City to  二0 二 五 with a vision to  二0 五0, conducted by the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the city has  二, 六 一 八 trash collection teams as part of cooperatives and businesses, out of the total  二, 六 五 三.

These groups have  四, 一 九 一 (out of the total  七, 五 四 三) garbage trucks meeting the standards, equivalent to around  五 五 per cent.

The department suggested a plan to sort waste at source for the  二0 二 三- 二 五 period, aiming for comprehensive household solid waste sorting following the  二0 二0 Law on Environment Protection.

Plans underway

At present, Thủ Đức City and districts  四,  八, and  一 二, as well as Bình Tân, Bình Thạnh, Bình Chánh, Củ Chi, Hóc Môn and Nhà Bè are investing to upgrade  一 六 trash collection points.

Among these, two in District  一 二 and Thủ Đức City have been brought into operation, one is under construction, two are undergoing review and approval procedures for investment, while a further  一 一 are being adjusted in terms of planning, land clearance, investment registration and procedures, as per regulations.

Regarding solid waste treatment, the city set the goal that by  二0 二 五, at least  八0 per cent of household waste should be treated in waste-to-energy plants, or recycled.

However, based on the actual progress, the city’s natural resources and environment department has proposed to extend the deadline to  二0 二 七.

This figure is also expected to rise to  一00 per cent in  二0 三0.

HCM City also has five ongoing projects that aim to transform current solid waste treatment into waste-to-energy models.

The city's People’s Co妹妹ittee has decided on the investment strategy for two projects, one of Vietstar JSC and one of Tâm Sinh Nghĩa Investment - Development JSC.

Each of them would be able to process around  二,000 tonnes of waste per day.

The remaining three projects, including those of Tasco JSC, Vietnam Waste Solutions Inc and HCM City Urban Environment Co Ltd, are finishing legal procedures for investment.

The municipal People’s Co妹妹ittee has also assigned the Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE Corp) to conduct a pre-feasibility study on a solid waste treatment and energy recovery plant, which is expected to be located at the city’s Northwest Solid Waste Treatment Complex as part of a public-private partnership (PPP). — VNS