Waste segregation, recycling model developed in Hue city
The Ham Long Research and Support Centre for Social Work (HLC) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on September 13 organised a workshop to kick off a project to develop and pilot a model on classifying and recycling wastes in the central city of Hue.
A project to develop and pilot a model on classifying and recycling wastes in the central city of Hue is kicked off on September 13. (Photo: VNA)
Hue City (VNA) – The Ham Long Research and Support Centre for Social Work (HLC) and t🍰heUnited Sꦅtates Agency for International Development (USAID) on September 13organised a workshop to kick off a project to develop and pilot a model onclassifying and recycling wastes in the central city of Hue.
Under the 18-monthproject, the HLC will instruct families in two wards of Huong Long and Thuy Bieu inthe city to properly classify waste and use organic waste to makemicrobial fertiliser while plastic products and waste paper will be used tomake products. The model aims to increase recycling rates, reduce the amount ofwaste, and improve the livelihoods of waste collectors and recyclers. USAID's MissionDirector for Vietnam Aler Grubbs said that in 2022, the US Government launchedthe Ocean Protection project - a key project to fight ocean plastic waste at the global level. It is implemented through 14 programmes at nationaland regional levels around the world. Within the framework of the project, theagency cooperates with the HLC to implement a programme “Green City - Blue Ocean”which aims to solve plastic waste pollution. According to theCentre for Research and Environmental Technology Transfer in the centralregion, in 2021, Hue city generated about 407 tonnes of urban solid waste everyday. Thuy Phuong landfill - the only in the city, is currentlyoverloaded and causes serious environmental pollution in the surroundingarea./.
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A project to develop and pilot a model on classifying and recycling wastes in the central city of Hue is kicked off on September 13. (Photo: VNA) 
