96% of urban household wastes to be safely processed in 2023
Vietnam targets having 96% of urban household wastes collected and processed up to standards this year, said Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Vietnam Environment Administration Hoang Van Thuc.
96% of urban household wastes to be safely processed in 2023. - Illustrative image (Photo:VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam targets having 96%of urban household wastes collected and processed up to standards this year,said Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s VietnamEnvironment Administrati✤on Hoang Van Thuc.
Up to 92% of operatingindustrial and processing areas will have concentrated wastewater treatmentsystems while 40% of household wastes will be processed through incineration,electricity generation, and recycling models instead of landfilling, Thuc said.
Last year, Vietnam’s recyclingindustry expanded by 11.3% annually, placing the country the 10th globallyin terms of metal, plastic, paper and glass recycling, laying a foundation forcircular economic development
TheVietnamese Government has set a goal to raise the rate of solid waste collectedand safely treated to 100% in 2050 as part of the approved national strategy ongreen growth for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050.
Overall,the strategy aims at restructuring the economy in connection with renewing thegrowth model to achieve economic prosperity, environmental sustainability,social equality towards a green economy, carbon neutrality, and contributing tolimiting global warming.
Per the strategy, by 2050, 100% of urbanareas will have their drainage systems completed to remove the possibility offlooding. All waste water will be treated following technical standards.
In special-class and first-class municipalities,public transport will handle at least 40% and 15%, respectively,of passenger volumes.
Meanwhile, by the time, at least 45 urban areaswill ratify and iꦡmplemenꦐt their own master plans on developing green growthcity./.
The Can Tho waste-to-power plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has treated over 400,000 tonnes of household waste and contributed more than 113 million kWh to the national grid since its operation in December 2018.
Thanks to strict implementation of COVID-19 prevention and control measures, the volume of daily domestic waste in Hanoi has decreased by about 10% compared to the pre-pandemic time.
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96% of urban household wastes to be safely processed in 2023. - Illustrative image (Photo:VNA) 
