Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung toured the Vietnam Waste Solution (VWS)company – a well-regarded solid waste treatment operator based in HoChi Minh City - on February 2, the third day of the traditional LunarNew Year.
PM Dung hailed VWS’s operation model and itsapplication of advanced technology imported from the US that,according to him, has met Vietnam ’s highest requirements to treatsolid waste.
He said its existence is crucial as HCM Cityis home to nearly 10 million people, who generate a huge amount ofwaste per day, not to mention those in localities nearby.
The Government leader reminded VWS to stringently avoid polluting the environment through its operations.
He called on municipal authorities to clear any obstacles preventingthe company from making progress, and told the firm that it could seekassistance from ministries when necessary.
During his visit, the PM also presented gifts to workers who were on duty during the holidays.
Based in Binh Chanh district’s Da Phuoc solid waste treatmentcomplex, the 150 million USD VWS plant is the first private solid wastetreatment firm in Vietnam to adopt land-filling technology.
Starting in January 2007, VWS has a daily treatment capacity of10,000 tonnes of waste. It now handles 3,000 tonnes for HCM City and20 tonnes for the southern province of Long An per day.
It is also working on a facility covering some 2,000 hectares in Long An.-VNA
PM Dung hailed VWS’s operation model and itsapplication of advanced technology imported from the US that,according to him, has met Vietnam ’s highest requirements to treatsolid waste.
He said its existence is crucial as HCM Cityis home to nearly 10 million people, who generate a huge amount ofwaste per day, not to mention those in localities nearby.
The Government leader reminded VWS to stringently avoid polluting the environment through its operations.
He called on municipal authorities to clear any obstacles preventingthe company from making progress, and told the firm that it could seekassistance from ministries when necessary.
During his visit, the PM also presented gifts to workers who were on duty during the holidays.
Based in Binh Chanh district’s Da Phuoc solid waste treatmentcomplex, the 150 million USD VWS plant is the first private solid wastetreatment firm in Vietnam to adopt land-filling technology.
Starting in January 2007, VWS has a daily treatment capacity of10,000 tonnes of waste. It now handles 3,000 tonnes for HCM City and20 tonnes for the southern province of Long An per day.
It is also working on a facility covering some 2,000 hectares in Long An.-VNA
