96% of urban household wastes to be safely processed in 2023. - Illustrative image (Photo:VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam targets having 96%of urban household wastes collected and processed up to standards this year,said Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s VietnamEnvironment Administration Hoang Van Thuc.
Up to 92% of operatingindustrial and processing areas will have concentrated wastewater treatmentsystems while 40% of household wastes will be processed through incineration,electricity generation, and recycling models instead of landfilling, Thuc said.
Last year, Vietnam’s recyclingindustry expanded by 11.3% annually, placing the country the 10th globallyin terms of metal, plastic, paper and glass recycling, laying a foundation forcircular economic development
TheVietnamese Government has set a goal to raise the rate of solid waste collectedand safely treated to 100% in 2050 as part of the approved national strategy ongreen growth for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050.
Overall,the strategy aims at restructuring the economy in connection with renewing thegrowth model to achieve economic prosperity, environmental sustainability,social equality towards a green economy, carbon neutrality, and contributing tolimiting global warming.
Per the strategy, by 2050, 100% of urbanareas will have their drainage systems completed to remove the possibility offlooding. All waste water will be treated following technical standards.
In special-class and first-class municipalities,public transport will handle at least 40% and 15%, respectively,of passenger volumes.
Meanwhile, by the time, at least 45 urban areaswill ratify and implement their own master plans on developing green growthcity./.
