Investors sought for landfill improvement projects
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee is calling for investment in the form of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to improve environmental conditions at three closed landfill sites.
Despite being closed for the last 18 years, Dong Thanh landfill in Hoc Mon district is still causing environmental pollution. (Photo: nld.com.vn)HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee is calling for investment in the form of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) to improve environmental conditions at three closed landfill sites.
The landfills include the 20-hectare Dong Thanh landfill in Hoc Mon district which closed in 2002 and contains 10.5 million tonnes of waste.
The other landfills are the 17.5-ha Go Cat in Binh Tan district, which closed in 2007 and has 5.6 million tonnes, and the 48-ha Phuoc Hiep in Cu Chi district, which closed in 2014 and has 8.2 million tonnes of waste.
Nguyen Toan Thang, Director of the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment, said the city would seek investors for Dong Thanh and Go Cat landfills, which had been closed for more than 10 years because they could be improved.
He said that 15 investors have submitted proposals to the city. Some investors have proposed resolving all of the buried waste, recycling waste for use as construction materials, or using the land to build residential areas, golf courses and parks.
Thang said the People’s Committee has asked the department to draft policies and regulations for investors and submit them to the committee in the first quarter.
The city’s residents near the landfills have suffered from polluted environmental and groundwater pollution for nearly 30 years.
Tran Van Uoc, who lives next to the Dong Thanh landfill, said despite the closure 18 years ago, the landfill still cause environmental pollution.
“We are excited knowing about the city’s projects to improve the environment at the landfills," he said. "We hope the landfill will later be turned into a park with work-out machines where people can come and do exercise and be entertained.”
Uoc’s neighbour, Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, said that if the city builds a residential or park area at the site, it should give priority to building green parks and entertainment areas for local residents.
The People’s Committee has asked authorities of Binh Tan and Hoc Mon districts to collect public opinions and submit an adjustment plan on how to use the land./.
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