Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – French non-governmental organisationGRET Vietnam and partners held an international seminar in Hanoi on May 15 todiscuss solid waste management in suburban, small and medium-sized urban areas inSoutheast Asia, within the framework of a project on waste management in ruralareas.
The event aimed to promote good practices in effective andsustainable waste management services in the above areas.
Speaking at the event, head of the French DevelopmentAgency’s urban and social affairs division Quentin Lebegue said the WorldBank’s recent What a Waste 2.0 report forecast that household waste per capitain the Southeast Asia and the Pacific will increase by 30 percent in the next15 years.
Local authorities and those concerned have met difficultiesin effectively dealing with garbage, particularly in Vinh Phuc province, hesaid, adding that the first stage of the PRO3 project has concludedsuccessfully in the northern locality.
The French Development Agency (AFD) pledges to offer 2.5billion VND in aid to Vietnam to achieve the goal of waste reduction roadmap anddeveloping waste collection and treatment system, he said.
Delegates from domestic and foreign research institutes sharedexperience in waste management models, including non-concentrated solid wastemanagement in semi-urban areas in Vietnam, community-based organic wastetreatment and policy lobbying for the spread of the model in Da Nang, wastemanagement in markets in Myanmar’s Magway, waste recycling and collection inCambodia’s Battambang, and solid waste management in Thailand’s Phisanulok.
Chief Representative of GRET Vietnam Nguyen Huu Ninh said recycledwastes account for 5-10 percent of landfills. In January 2018, China banned theimport of plastic waste. In June 2018, Vietnam suspended import licensing forplastics recycling.
Talking about non-concentrated solid waste management inVinh Phuc, GRET Vietnam’s expert Josenlin Ravar said the project hascontributed to improving the capacity and operation of the system of environmentcooperatives. As many as 15 communes in the province successfully piloted theproject, with results being submitted to agencies concerned for reference.-VNA
The event aimed to promote good practices in effective andsustainable waste management services in the above areas.
Speaking at the event, head of the French DevelopmentAgency’s urban and social affairs division Quentin Lebegue said the WorldBank’s recent What a Waste 2.0 report forecast that household waste per capitain the Southeast Asia and the Pacific will increase by 30 percent in the next15 years.
Local authorities and those concerned have met difficultiesin effectively dealing with garbage, particularly in Vinh Phuc province, hesaid, adding that the first stage of the PRO3 project has concludedsuccessfully in the northern locality.
The French Development Agency (AFD) pledges to offer 2.5billion VND in aid to Vietnam to achieve the goal of waste reduction roadmap anddeveloping waste collection and treatment system, he said.
Delegates from domestic and foreign research institutes sharedexperience in waste management models, including non-concentrated solid wastemanagement in semi-urban areas in Vietnam, community-based organic wastetreatment and policy lobbying for the spread of the model in Da Nang, wastemanagement in markets in Myanmar’s Magway, waste recycling and collection inCambodia’s Battambang, and solid waste management in Thailand’s Phisanulok.
Chief Representative of GRET Vietnam Nguyen Huu Ninh said recycledwastes account for 5-10 percent of landfills. In January 2018, China banned theimport of plastic waste. In June 2018, Vietnam suspended import licensing forplastics recycling.
Talking about non-concentrated solid waste management inVinh Phuc, GRET Vietnam’s expert Josenlin Ravar said the project hascontributed to improving the capacity and operation of the system of environmentcooperatives. As many as 15 communes in the province successfully piloted theproject, with results being submitted to agencies concerned for reference.-VNA
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