Dong Thap: Many difficulties in handling hazardous waste

Dong Thap: Many difficulties in handling hazardous waste

Currently, the amount of domestic waste generated in Dong Thap province is about 775 tons / day (including urban and rural areas). According to the evaluation of Dong Thap People's Committee, implementation of the National Strategy on integrated solid waste management until 2025, vision to 2050 in the last 7 years (from 2009 to 2016), solid waste collection All levels and sectors are interested in investing.

The rate of garbage collected in the province reaches about 55%; 100% of industrial solid waste is collected; 100% of hazardous wastes collected at production and business establishments are properly collected. Social work of solid waste collection, transportation and treatment has been promoted, so far 12/12 districts, towns and cities have enterprises and cooperatives that undertake the collection, transportation and treatment of solid waste in the area.

In addition to the achievements in recent years, the solid waste management in Dong Thap province has some difficulties and problems such as: The units have not fully collected all the waste generated in People, now mainly collect garbage from urban areas, the rate of garbage collection in rural areas is still low; Means of collection are still limited: the number of garbage trucks is small, the load is small, so the frequency and capacity of garbage collection and transportation are still poor; Solid waste is mainly treated in the form of landfill, but most of these landfills are located in residential areas, not designed to cover carefully so polluting the environment, especially pollution due to exhaust fumes when burning garbage; In the province, hazardous wastes in some hospitals have not been met the requirements. Most hospitals have medical waste incinerators, but have not met environmental standards. This is a factor causing serious pollution to neighboring areas. Good use of state incentives and supports in accordance with the law for investment projects on construction of solid waste treatment plants. . Currently, Dong Thap People's Committee has approved the investment policy for 04 projects to build a waste treatment plant in Dam Da landfill (Cao Lanh district), Sa Dec landfill (Sa Dec city) and Binh Thanh landfill (Hong Ngu town). In which, there is 01 investment project of industrial solid waste, hazardous waste and medical waste treatment plant.

Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Hung said that the collection and treatment of solid waste in Dong Thap province has not yet reached the target set in 2015 of the National Strategy on compound management. Solid waste by 2025 and vision to 2050 under the Prime Minister's Decision No. 2149 / QD-TTg of December 17, 2009. Therefore, the urgent need in the coming time is to strengthen human resources and equipment for collection and transportation activities as well as urgently build garbage treatment plants; upgrade and expand existing landfill sites, review and adjust planning of waste treatment areas by region and inter-district to enhance the ability of solid waste treatment in Dong Thap province.