The Resolution 98 on piloting several specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City (Resolution 98) is considered an opportunity for enterprises to transform themselves.
Hanoi will expedite the progress of the Thien Y waste-to-energy plant to ensure the incineration of the entire daily waste quantity of 5,500 tons deposited at the Nam Son landfill.
Investment in infrastructure for solid waste treatment is mainly taken from the state budget with 75 percent and ODA loans whereas just a few private companies poured money into this field, said the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).
The newly-approved resolution replacing Resolution 54 will create favorable conditions for the city to exploit its resources, strength, and potential to the maximum to create a driving force for the southern economic hub’s development.
Although the local authorities of many provinces and cities have upgraded their waste treatment technologies, dwellers near these sites still report severe impacts of the process on their daily activities.
A talk on the development thrust from Resolution 98 received many ideas, opinions, and suggestions from experts, scientists, and heads of departments, districts, Thu Duc City, and State-owned enterprises.
Being a big city, HCMC expects to have modern waste treatment plants that meet environmental sanitation requirements. However, over the years, none of waste treatment plants has been constructed including a billion-dollar project.
At a workshop on Vietnam's economic development motivation 2023 organized by the Ministry of Construction on December 14, scientists and economists released assessments on the current situation, opportunities, investment potentiality and challenges for the construction sector and economic sectors, and proposed many solutions to create a driving force for economic growth.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha acknowledged that the price of waste treatment services currently only meets 1/10 of the treatment cost.
The Office of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City announced the conclusion of the meeting between the People's Committee of HCMC and the People's Committee of Long An Province on socio-economic development cooperation, traffic projects, and green environmental technology park projects.
To solve the remaining shortcomings in the collection, transportation, and treatment of waste for Ho Chi Minh City, many environmental experts said that it is necessary to improve the quality of the activities of the people-founded garbage collection force, improving the capacity of the official garbage collectors, converting technology from landfilling to incineration for power generation.
The investigation team of the National Assembly Committee on Science, Technology and Environment yesterday had a working session with Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee about the management of waste collection and treatment. There were 8 proposals introduced by HCMC in order to tackle existing problems in in waste management in the city.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment is promoting the application of advanced technologies in waste management in order to manage effectively large amounts of waste generated in the city.
Statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment reveal that each day, the city releases 9,500 tonnes of household waste. With such a huge amount of waste, there are inadequacies in collection and treatment, asking for urgent implementation of advanced technologies to improve the performance.
Along with the achievements in socio-economic development, Ho Chi Minh City is facing many challenges in terms of environmental pollution from its economic growth and urbanization process. Accordingly, the southern metropolis has been making efforts to build environmentally friendly city as protecting the environment is essential to sustainable economic growth.
