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The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has requested to extend the deadline for processing municipal solid waste using waste-to-energy technology to achieve an 80% target by 2027, instead of the original plan for 2025.
This proposal was sent to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee after evaluating that projects for waste treatment with new technology in the area are unlikely to meet the required completion progress with the above target by the end of 2025, as set by the city’s targets. A waste treatment plant at the Northwest Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Cu Chi District. Photo: Ha Giang
Previously, the city signed contracts for waste treatment using waste-to-energy and recycling technology with five units. However, so far, only the projects by Vietstar Corporation and Tam Sinh Nghia Investment and Development Joint Stock Company have received investment approval.
These two projects, located in Cu Chi District, started in 2019 and were initially scheduled to complete within a year, but legal procedures have yet to be finalized. According to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in order for these projects to be completed by the end of 2025, the two companies must finish all legal procedures this year and complete the construction of the plant and equipment installation, with the time frame reduced by 18-24 months.
Meanwhile, the other three projects, from VWS Company, Tasco, and the city’s Urban Environment Company, are still in the process of fulfilling investment law procedures. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment assesses that it is difficult to complete these within the year, and they may even be delayed due to legal obstacles. These difficulties make it unlikely that the goal of achieving 80% of household waste treatment using new technology in the next two years will be accomplished.
Currently, Ho Chi Minh City generates about 10,000 tons of waste per day, with nearly 70% treated by landfilling, which poses a risk of polluting residential areas. The remaining waste is incinerated, turned into fertilizers, or recycled. The city had set a goal in 2020 to reduce landfill waste to 50%, with a requirement for all plants to switch to waste-to-energy technology. However, this goal has not yet been achieved.
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