Construction of an industrial and hazardous waste treatment plant in HCM City’s Binh Chanh District kicked off on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Tinh

The Moc An Chau Logistics Corporation is the major investor in the plant, which covers 17 hectares and has a daily processing capacity of 500 tonnes.

Pham Duy Tan, general director of the company, said the pilot operational period will begin in October next year, with official opening in September, 2021.

The plant processes and turns 70-90 per cent of waste into valuable materials and products.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said the increasing amount of urban waste is affecting the environment and residents.

The total volume of solid waste discharged by urban areas has increased by 10 to 16 per cent on average each year.

The city has more than 2,000 factories and 10,000 other small- and medium-sized manufacturing facilities.

About 2,500 tonnes of industrial and hazardous waste are discharged every day, including about 400 tonnes of hazardous waste.

Industrial and hazardous wastes are expected to increase by 3,500 tonnes daily by 2025.

The city has 13 small-scale hazardous waste facilities with a total processing capacity of 250 tonnes a day.

“Building large-scale plants is necessary for the city’s sustainable development goals,” Phong said.

City authorities have created favourable conditions for investors to implement their environmentally friendly projects, he said.

Construction of two waste-to energy plants has begun at the Tay Bac Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Cu Chi District. — VNS

HCM City begins work on first hazardous waste treatment plant

Ho Chi Minh City started work on its first industrial and hazardous waste treatment and recycling plant in Binh Chanh district on December 20.