A worker collecting rubbish for treatment at the Nam Son waste dumping station in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has revealed a plan to check 51 solid waste treatment facilities in 25 provinces and cities throughout the country. The plan is to make a comprehensive assessment on the current state management over waste treatment, according to the ministry. Four working groups will be set up to examine these facilities, including those with high capacities, typical technologies or located in places with problems on waste management, the ministry said last week. Examination will focus on the facilities’ compliance with regulations on environmental protection and environment dossiers approved by State management offices such as the making of environmental protection assessment reports, environmental protection plans and designed capacities in comparison with the real amount of waste they receive. Treatment methods … [Read more...] about Ministry to examine solid waste treatment facilities
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Environment Ministry works on pollution caused by Quang Ngai solid waste treatment plant
Environment Ministry works on pollution caused by Quang Ngai solid waste treatment plant VietNamNet Bridge – MD Solid Waste Treatment Plant in central Quang Ngai Province has failed to meet emission standards, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha gives a speech at the working conference with Quang Ngai Province authorities on February 25. — VNA/VNS Photo Phuoc Ngoc The technology line of the plant was incapable of cooling down waste from 1,200 Celsius to 300 Celsius, Ha said. This is a crucial part of the process to separate dioxin, a gas which could seriously pollute the environment and have negative effects on people’s health. He made the statement at a working conference with provincial authorities on the pollution caused by the plant in Duc Pho District’s Pho Thanh Commune on February 25. Ha said the old landfill was not covered, causing serious pollution … [Read more...] about Environment Ministry works on pollution caused by Quang Ngai solid waste treatment plant
MoNRE works on pollution caused by Quảng Ngãi solid waste treatment plant
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — MD Solid Waste Treatment Plant in central Quảng Ngãi Province has failed to meet emission standards, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà has said. The technology line of the plant was incapable of cooling down waste from 1,200 Celsius to 300 Celsius, Hà said. This is a crucial part of the process to separate dioxin, a gas which could seriously pollute the environment and have negative effects on people’s health. He made the statement at a working conference with provincial authorities on the pollution caused by the plant in Đức Phổ District’s Phổ Thạnh Commune on February 25. Hà said the old landfill was not covered, causing serious pollution and failing to follow the regulations. He asked the plant to invest in covering the landfill and filling its bottom layer to limit the leakage of wastewater into the surrounding environment. Ditches for … [Read more...] about MoNRE works on pollution caused by Quảng Ngãi solid waste treatment plant
Vietnam seeks models of solid waste treatment technology
The Hanoitimes - Vietnam’s current daily-life solid waste management has not met the requirements of environmental protection as it has not been managed and disposed in a safe way. Vietnam to promote the use of cast iron slag Mobile app to help classify solid waste at home Hanoi to take numerous measures for industrial pollution treatment Vietnam is seeking models of daily-life solid waste treatment technology, such was the purpose at the workshop on "Scheme for daily-life solid waste management” held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Hanoi on January 28. Nguyen Thuong Hien, a representative from the Vietnam Environment Administration speaks at the workshop. Photo: Anh Kiet According to reports of departments of natural resources and environment of provinces and cities nationwide, Vietnamese cities dump about 38,000 tons of solid waste per day and only 85% of those are collected, while rural areas discharge 32,000 tons, just … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks models of solid waste treatment technology
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