Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Residents in Ho ChiMinh City’s District 7 have demanded that authorities should resolve the environmentalproblems caused by Da Phuoc solid waste treatment complex and the bad odourfrom its landfill.
The municipal Department of Natural Resourcesand Environment on July 2 issued a document with proposed measures in reply totheir demand, but they did not go far enough in dispelling the odour.
Meanwhile, environmental experts said the volumeof waste dumped at the Da Phuoc site needed to be reduced.
The District 7-based Phu My Hung DevelopmentCorp., which has developed an urban area in District 7 where thousands ofpeople live, has petitioned relevant agencies to take measures to prevent theodour since it has no authority to deal with environmental problems.
According to Dr Pham Viet Thuan from the HCMCity Institute for Natural Resources and Environment, before deodorising thearea the volume of waste dumped at Da Phuoc has to be reduced.
The enormous volumes of wastes dumpedthere – 5,000 tonnes a day – cause the emission of large volumes ofgases such as methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, which then spreadaround the Sai Gon South area.
Da Phuoc needs to return 2,000 tonnes of wasteper day to the Phuoc Hiep waste treatment facility in Cu Chi district and sprayair fresheners at Da Phuoc.
He said taking solid waste to the Phuoc Hiepdumping site would also help the city reduce costs since Da Phuoc chargedhigher.
Huynh Minh Nhut, Director of the HCM City UrbanEnvironment Company Limited, said his company was ready to dump wastes at PhuocHiep if the city authorities agree.-VNS/VNA
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