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
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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
Da Nang city invests in solid waste treatment complex
Oil produced from nylon waste at the Khanh Son solid waste treatment complex (Photo: VGP)Statistics from the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment show that each day, 850-900 tons of household solid waste are collected and treated by burying at the Khanh Son dumping ground. In 2017, it decided to carry out the investment project in a solid waste treatment complex based on public–private partnership, in which ADB is responsible for organizing bidding and choosing an adequate investor. The project aims to put suitable waste treatment technology into use, in order to take advantage of waste resources and reduce environmental pollution. During the conference, Da Nang city leaders, representatives from ADB and agencies answered investors’ questions relating to classification of waste at the source, market for products made from recycled waste, site clearance for project construction, and assistance from the Government. “Da Nang city’s goal is … [Read more...] about Da Nang city invests in solid waste treatment complex
Da Nang seeks investment to boost solid waste treatment
Da Nang is seeking investment to develop a solid waste treatment complex amid challenges facing the central city in dealing with the large volume of untreated solid waste. At the workshop - Photo: VNA The municipal People’s Committee coordinated with the Ministry of Construction and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to hold a workshop on May 29 to call for investment to implement the project. Theo VNA … [Read more...] about Da Nang seeks investment to boost solid waste treatment