At a recent conference on “Domestic solid waste management in Vietnam’s urban areas: challenges and prospects” held by Paris Region Expertise, experts agreed that raising people’s awareness about sorting waste is a crucial and urgent task as nearly 13 million tonnes of garbage are thrown out each year in Vietnam. People’s awareness plays a key role in handling solid waste So far, the whole country has 228 urban areas housing nearly 34.7 million people, accounting for 35.92 per cent of the population. These are also the areas discharging the highest volume of waste. According to Dang Anh Thu, deputy director of the Technological Infrastructure Department under the Ministry of Construction, urban areas discharge 38 tonnes of solid waste a day, but the collecting rate is only slightly more than 85 per cent. “The solid waste discharge in urban areas is forecasted to be 30 million tonnes and 40 million tonnes per year by 2020 and 2025, … [Read more...] about People’s awareness plays a key role in handling solid waste
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Vietnam, Japan cooperate in solid waste treatment
Workers sort waste at a waste treatment factory (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Japan joint committee on waste management will map out a cooperation plan to build policies towards effective, sustainable management and treatment of solid waste in Vietnam. Speaking at the first meeting of the committee in Hanoi on January 11 as part of the Vietnam-Japan Environment Week, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said Japan has effectively managed solid waste, recycling it for energy generation. However, this is a headache for Vietnam as domestic solid waste is mostly dumped in landfills, of which only about 30 percent meet sanitation standards. The country has only some 300 incinerations, most of which are small scale, Nhan added. He highlighted the growing cooperative ties between Vietnam and Japan in the field of environmental work through technical cooperation activities and technological transfers. Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan cooperate in solid waste treatment
Solid waste treatment remains questionable
An environmental service worker classifies garbage at a landfill in Thái Bình Province’s Vũ Hội Commune, some 120km southeast of Hà Nội. The large amount of garbage has caused environmental pollution, but no measures have been taken to solve the problem. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế DuyệtViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — In 2017, up to 38,000 tonnes of municipal waste is generated a day in Việt Nam and a lack of proper solutions to the waste problem is harming the urban environment. A group of specialists, including Lê Hoàng Anh, Mạc Thị Minh Trà and Nguyễn Thị Bích Loan, from the Northern Centre for Environmental Monitoring Portal under the Việt Nam Environment Administration discovered municipal solid waste in the country increases 10 to 16 per cent each year. Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng and Hải Phòng account for 45.24 per cent of solid … [Read more...] about Solid waste treatment remains questionable
Vietnam finds solutions to thoroughly handle daily-life solid waste
The Hanoitimes - There is an urgent need for new technologies that reduce the burden of waste burial to help save land resources, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology. Hanoi issues bigger fines for solid waste violations Solutions for solid waste management to be examined Mobile app to help classify solid waste at home The management of daily-life solid waste has not meet the requirements of environmental protection; thus, Vietnam is finding solutions to thoroughly handle daily-life solid waste in a safer way. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan made the statement at the conference 'Discussing solutions and models of solid waste treatment technology' in Hanoi on December 21. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan speaks at the conference. Photo: Anh Kiet Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan said the fast growth of the economy and population have resulted in a steep increase in solid waste, adding … [Read more...] about Vietnam finds solutions to thoroughly handle daily-life solid waste
Solid waste needs better treatment
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The amount of solid waste in Việt Nam has kept surging with more complicated components as a result of increasing population and human activities, according to a report released. But treating the waste and reducing its harmful impacts on the environment still poses challenges to local authorities. A General Statistics Office of Việt Nam report on solid waste collection and treatment revealed nearly 20 per cent of solid waste in the country was not treated properly following national standards. In 2017, as many as 37,800 tonnes of solid waste were collected. About 31,600 tonnes were treated after collection. That means more than 6,000 tonnes of waste were left untreated, not to mention large quantity of solid waste being discharged every day without collection and treatment. The Việt Nam Environment Administration (VEA) classifies solid waste into different categories depending on purposes of human activities … [Read more...] about Solid waste needs better treatment