At the inaugural ceremony of Binh Duong waste treatment complex, second phase (Source: baomoi.vn) Binh Duong (VNA) – The Binh Duongwaste treatment complex in the southern province of Binh Duong can serve as amodel for other localities in handling household and industrial waste,environment experts said.
The Binh Duong wastetreatment complex includes a waste compost plant and an incinerator ofhazardous waste with daily capacities of 840 tonnes and 320 tonnes respectively,along with a plant capable of treating 50 cubic meters of industrial waste perday.
In particular, the complex uses Finnishtechnology to use biogas discharged from the dumping site to produceelectricity. It is able to produce 2,000 kW of electricity per day, meeting nearlyhalf of the electricity need of the complex.
In addition, the complexalso produces bricks from ash and mud discharged from waste treatment.
Construction of the 30.5million USD complex invested by the Binh Duong Water – Environment JSC (Biwase)started in January 2004.
The second stage of theproject was put into use on January 10, 2018 after 18 months of construction,four months ahead of schedule.
The 100-hectare facility is now capable ofhandling 1,200 tonnes of household waste, 400 tonnes of industrial waste, 200tonnes of hazardous industrial waste and 3 tonnes of medical waste.
Once fully completed, it is expected to handlearound 3,000 tonnes of household waste and more than 1,000 tonnes of industrialwaste.
At present, up to 62.4 percent of waste in southeastern and Mekong Delta provinces is buried. The ratio of treated waste is28.9 percent nationwide and 37.6 percent in the south eastern region.
Most waste treatment facilities occupy a largearea of land, thus having substantial impacts on the surrounding environment.
The operation of the complex not onlycontributes to reducing environmental pollution in Binh Duong – an industrialhub in the southern key economic region but also provides a model of effectivewaste treatment technology, according to Chairman of Directors' Board ofBiwase Nguyen Van Thien.-VNA
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