The Da Phuoc waste treatment complex, capable of treating half ofwastes discharged in the most populous Ho Chi Minh City, is consideredthe largest and most modern model in Vietnam.
The facility, invested by a Vietnamese American named David Duong in2004, has surprised visitors with its clean and green environment insuch a huge waste dumping ground which collects some 3,000 tonnes ofwastes a day.
“It is thanks to the productionchain which meets US standards on green and environmentally-friendlytechnology”, said the investor, who has experienced nearly 30 years ofsuccessful career in waste treatment in the world’s largest economy.
Following the success of the Da Phuoc project, the Vietnam WasteSolutions company, of which he is the director, has been accredited bythe Government to invest in a 700 million USD facility on wastetreatment with green technology in the Mekong Delta province of LongAn.
The project has been designed to treatassorted wastes, including dangerous and hospital wastes and wasteelectrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) with green technology. The1,740 ha facility will be capable of meeting demand for waste treatmentfrom Ho Chi Minh City and the key southern economic zone.
Duong said “I always confide myself that wherever you go you shouldremember your origin. It is the reason for my return to Vietnam toinvest in environmental solutions which have made me successful in theUS soil”.
The California Waste Solutions (CWS)in the US, of which he is the President of the Managerial Board and CEO,took the 37 th place in the Waste Age magazine’s ranking for the UStop 100 in the waste transportation and treatment industry./.
The facility, invested by a Vietnamese American named David Duong in2004, has surprised visitors with its clean and green environment insuch a huge waste dumping ground which collects some 3,000 tonnes ofwastes a day.
“It is thanks to the productionchain which meets US standards on green and environmentally-friendlytechnology”, said the investor, who has experienced nearly 30 years ofsuccessful career in waste treatment in the world’s largest economy.
Following the success of the Da Phuoc project, the Vietnam WasteSolutions company, of which he is the director, has been accredited bythe Government to invest in a 700 million USD facility on wastetreatment with green technology in the Mekong Delta province of LongAn.
The project has been designed to treatassorted wastes, including dangerous and hospital wastes and wasteelectrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) with green technology. The1,740 ha facility will be capable of meeting demand for waste treatmentfrom Ho Chi Minh City and the key southern economic zone.
Duong said “I always confide myself that wherever you go you shouldremember your origin. It is the reason for my return to Vietnam toinvest in environmental solutions which have made me successful in theUS soil”.
The California Waste Solutions (CWS)in the US, of which he is the President of the Managerial Board and CEO,took the 37 th place in the Waste Age magazine’s ranking for the UStop 100 in the waste transportation and treatment industry./.
