Solid waste continues to increase rapidly throughout the country, andis expected to reach a high rate of 44 million tonnes annually,starting this year, a report from the Centre for EnvironmentalMonitoring Portal (CEM) has warned.
According to thereport, which was issued late last week, accelerating industrialisationand urbanisation, along with a population explosion, are the majorcauses for this surge.
The CEM, under the VietnamEnvironment Administration, stressed that solid waste from big citiesand industrial zones stood at the highest level, some 50.8 tonnes, or22.1 percent of the country's total.
Unless adequatemeasures and legislation are put in place to control this, solid wastewill continue to build at an alarming rate, the report pointed out,appealing to environmental authorities to further strengthen theiractivities and focus more on management.
As part of theGovernment's solid waste management programme, 54 provinces havedeveloped their own plans to manage solid waste by the end of 2014,initial data from the centre revealed.
Also, concretesteps to plan the transfer of solid waste, as well as to collect andtreat it, have been clarified in local rural development plans.
These were very progressive steps to help boost national solid wastemanagement and investment programme, according to the CEM.
Moreover, the portal noted that two-thirds of a master plan for solidwaste management across the three rivers of Cau, Dong Nai and Nhue-Dayhas been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
This plan for solid waste management in vital economic zones in thenorth – research for which is nearly complete – is expected to beapproved by the prime minister by the end of this year.
Also, the CEM report offered an analysis on the process of involvingsocial investments in solid waste treatment in the past few years.
The report noted that reforms have constantly been strengthened, which served to boost active competition among investors.
Vietnamese people in urban areas account for about 35 percent of thetotal population, and are responsible for the discharge of some 32,000tonnes of solid waste into the environment per day, the report said.
This has forced city authorities to pay more attention to theprotection of the environment, particularly to solid waste collectionand treatment.
Last year alone, about 84.5 percent ofsolid waste had been treated, marking an increase of 3 percent, ascompared to 2010. It also met the target set in the national strategyfor 2025, and onwards towards 2050.
Furthermore, 26solid waste disposal factories, on a total area of 342ha and with acapacity of 6,015 tonnes per day, were set up in the last five years.
Expenditure for the treatment of solid waste is partlypaid by the Government. Currently, it provides support of between240,000 VND and 400,000 VND (roughly 11 USD to 18 USD) per tonne forwaste treatment.
Financial support has also been received from the urban hygiene fund.
Private investment has reportedly increased in the last few years,accounting for and 2.4 trillion VND (114.2 million USD) or 55 percent ofthe total funding.
While some 60 to 80 percent of thesolid waste collection activities focus on urban areas, onlylow-capacity workshops owned by small private investors to take part inthese efforts in rural areas.-VNA
According to thereport, which was issued late last week, accelerating industrialisationand urbanisation, along with a population explosion, are the majorcauses for this surge.
The CEM, under the VietnamEnvironment Administration, stressed that solid waste from big citiesand industrial zones stood at the highest level, some 50.8 tonnes, or22.1 percent of the country's total.
Unless adequatemeasures and legislation are put in place to control this, solid wastewill continue to build at an alarming rate, the report pointed out,appealing to environmental authorities to further strengthen theiractivities and focus more on management.
As part of theGovernment's solid waste management programme, 54 provinces havedeveloped their own plans to manage solid waste by the end of 2014,initial data from the centre revealed.
Also, concretesteps to plan the transfer of solid waste, as well as to collect andtreat it, have been clarified in local rural development plans.
These were very progressive steps to help boost national solid wastemanagement and investment programme, according to the CEM.
Moreover, the portal noted that two-thirds of a master plan for solidwaste management across the three rivers of Cau, Dong Nai and Nhue-Dayhas been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
This plan for solid waste management in vital economic zones in thenorth – research for which is nearly complete – is expected to beapproved by the prime minister by the end of this year.
Also, the CEM report offered an analysis on the process of involvingsocial investments in solid waste treatment in the past few years.
The report noted that reforms have constantly been strengthened, which served to boost active competition among investors.
Vietnamese people in urban areas account for about 35 percent of thetotal population, and are responsible for the discharge of some 32,000tonnes of solid waste into the environment per day, the report said.
This has forced city authorities to pay more attention to theprotection of the environment, particularly to solid waste collectionand treatment.
Last year alone, about 84.5 percent ofsolid waste had been treated, marking an increase of 3 percent, ascompared to 2010. It also met the target set in the national strategyfor 2025, and onwards towards 2050.
Furthermore, 26solid waste disposal factories, on a total area of 342ha and with acapacity of 6,015 tonnes per day, were set up in the last five years.
Expenditure for the treatment of solid waste is partlypaid by the Government. Currently, it provides support of between240,000 VND and 400,000 VND (roughly 11 USD to 18 USD) per tonne forwaste treatment.
Financial support has also been received from the urban hygiene fund.
Private investment has reportedly increased in the last few years,accounting for and 2.4 trillion VND (114.2 million USD) or 55 percent ofthe total funding.
While some 60 to 80 percent of thesolid waste collection activities focus on urban areas, onlylow-capacity workshops owned by small private investors to take part inthese efforts in rural areas.-VNA
