In the past, most of the waste from livestock and household waste was dumped by villagers in village 4, Hai Dong commune (Mong Cai city), into the village’s garbage dump, causing significant pollution to the environment. living. However, in recent years, people here have gradually formed a new habit. Garbage instead of being carelessly dumped into the environment now has new destinations, which are brick-built garbage pits with lids or plastic drums, holes dug in the garden lined and covered with tarpaulin, built in many areas. household. Ms. Dinh Thi Ngan, hamlet 4, Hai Dong commune, said: Composting from buffalo manure, vegetable roots with rice husks has created fertilizer. With this fertilizer, we can use it back to fertilize plants, which has a much better effect on plants than ordinary inorganic fertilizers. Model of composting waste into organic fertilizer in Ninh Duong ward, Mong Cai city Composting organic waste has become a new habit of the people here. Thanks to that, the roads become clean, no more offensive images, and no longer see the unclean smell from livestock waste or waste that previously caused pollution. As a result, the village also became more civilized. Ms. Nguyen Thi Dong, Chairwoman of the Women’s Union of Hai Dong Commune, said: Before, every day the whole village had to collect up to 3 full garbage trucks, now it is still 3 trucks but the amount of garbage has decreased a lot. Collectors can also reduce the arduous effort of collecting, sorting and treating garbage at the same time. Not only solving the problem of organic waste, to be able to compost it into manure, each family must do a good job of sorting waste at the source. This is also one of the solutions contributing to solving economic problems for farmers. “At first, we were afraid to do it, but gradually we can make compost from our own household waste, we can also save a lot of money on buying fertilizer for plants, so everyone is proud. inspirational, positive” – ​​Ms. Pham Thi Moc, village 9, Hai Dong commune, shared. This can be considered as an effective model in waste treatment in rural areas or suburbs of large cities, where people still cultivate and raise livestock. Therefore, in Mong Cai city, this model has been replicated to most communes and wards, even in Vinh Trung and Vinh Thuc island communes and is being deployed to border communes and ethnic minority areas. The army coordinated with the people of Vo Ngai commune, Binh Lieu district to clean up and protect the environment. Recently, in the province, there have appeared many models of reducing waste by women’s members and the Youth Union, typically the model of household waste sorting and turning waste into money. the model “Let the fish ask for plastic waste” implemented by the Youth Union of the provincial agencies in collaboration with the Youth Union of Cai Chien commune (Hai Ha), the model of a domestic waste incinerator… Many models have received positive feedback from residents and visitors; positively affect the awareness and social responsibility of people participating in environmental protection activities. Volunteers of Quan Lan commune (Van Don district) carried out the campaign “Let’s clean up the sea”, December 2019. Photo: Hoang Giang Strengthen handling of violations However, it should also be seen that, in environmental protection work in the province, there are still limitations, due to the lack of awareness and respect for the law of some units, organizations and individuals. Over the past time, the provincial functional forces have promptly detected, arrested and handled violations of the law on environmental protection, enhancing the efficiency of environmental management in the province. According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duy Dung, Head of the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Division (Provincial Police), there is still a situation in the province where a number of units and enterprises are engaged in industrial production, service case of violations of regulations on hazardous waste management; dumping waste not according to planning; transportation of materials without implementing environmental protection measures. In addition, there is illegal exploitation and recovery of land and sand, exploitation outside the licensed boundary; trading and transporting smuggled food that does not meet standards, especially during holidays and Tet. A seafood company in Ba Che was discovered and fined by the police force for discharging untreated wastewater into the environment. Photo taken in 2020. Most recently, on May 13, a unit specializing in large-scale ceramic production in the province was caught by the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department (Provincial Police) red-handed discharging waste causing environmental pollution. school. According to residents, for many years, the unit has regularly discharged waste into the common drainage system of residential areas. During production activities, the police force discovered that this company discharged wastewater in excess of the national technical regulations on industrial wastewater into the environment and did not collect hazardous waste in accordance with the law. the law. Immediately after that, the Environmental Crime Prevention and Control Department advised the Provincial Police to issue a decision to impose a fine of VND 80 million and require the company to take measures to overcome the consequences of environmental pollution. Previously, in April, the Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department also issued a decision to impose an administrative fine of VND 100 million on a construction company for discharging waste in an area not approved by the competent authority. browsing, polluting the environment. Practice scenarios to respond to oil spills in Ha Long Bay, October 2020. In addition to sanctioning violating units, Quang Ninh Provincial Police also requires businesses to overcome environmental pollution incidents. Statistics of the Provincial Police show that, from 2015 to now, the Provincial Police directly detected 1,678 cases against 130 organizations and 1,578 individuals; prosecuted and investigated 23 cases against 1 organization and 48 individuals for violating environmental laws; with a total fine of over 10 billion VND. Besides, the Inspector of Department of Natural Resources and Environment has also fined 109 organizations and individuals with a total amount of over 8.6 billion VND. It is the more drastic handling of environmental violations by the competent forces that has actively contributed to reducing and curbing environmental pollution, creating deterrence and raising awareness about environmental protection of the local authorities. units, enterprises, organizations and classes of people. Efforts are rewarded As a province with many risk factors for environmental pollution, in fact, it has suffered from environmental pollution in the previous period, but so far, with the drastic and right direction, Quang Ninh has achieved many achievements. positive effects from environmental protection. TKV focuses on investing, increasing the capacity of mine wastewater treatment stations, ensuring the standards of wastewater discharged into the environment. Resolution No. 12-NQ/TU, dated March 12, 2018 of the Provincial Party Executive Committee on environmental protection in the period 2018-2022 is considered as one of the guidelines for reflection in the implementation process. . In the 2016-2020 period, Quang Ninh province will continue to increase the concentration of resources for environmental protection. The state budget is arranged to increase annually, not less than 3% of the total state budget expenditure for environmental non-business activities, higher than the level prescribed by the Central Government of not less than 1% of the total expenditure of the local budget. Up to now, the targets on environmental protection under the Resolution have been achieved and exceeded by the province, creating a driving force for the province’s socio-economic development. Most notably, in 2019 and the past 2020, the Environmental Governance Index of Quang Ninh Province (including 3 component indexes: Seriousness in environmental protection, Air quality and Water quality) stands. 2/63 provinces and cities and is one of 8 indicators contributing to the ranking of the Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index – PAPI of Quang Ninh province ranks 3rd in 2019 and 1st in 2020 on 63 provinces and cities in the country. Classification of hazardous waste and common waste at New Century Chemical Fiber Company, Cai Lan Industrial Park (Ha Long City). With many ways, innovative models to mobilize the participation of the people and the drastic protection of the environment, currently the proportion of urban solid waste in Quang Ninh that has been collected and treated hygienically is 950.5 tons/day, reaching 96.2%. The amount of solid waste in rural areas reached 70.7%, with the main treatment methods being hygienic burial and burning. The whole province currently has 6 concentrated solid waste treatment plants/zones with incineration technology (20 incinerators) and 5 localities are treating domestic waste by burial method. Industrial solid waste in the province is gradually decreasing in recent years with the trend of reuse and waste reduction. Currently, 91% of the total amount of hazardous waste generated has been treated by waste generators under contracts with units licensed by competent authorities; the remaining 9% of hazardous waste generated by new generation with a small volume is stored at the hazardous waste warehouse of that unit. The province has proposed many specific solutions and ways to reduce environmental pollution and drastically implemented it. Notably, the Nam Cau Trang Coal Selection Plant has stopped working since January 1, 2019, has completed the relocation of production and business facilities, manual lime kilns that cause environmental pollution or are unsuitable for use. in accordance with the planning (89/89 manual lime kilns, 77/77 manual brick kilns causing environmental pollution in the province); the percentage of concentrated industrial parks with standard wastewater treatment systems reaches 100%; the rate of hazardous waste and medical waste collected and treated reaches 100%. Moved 89/89 manual lime kilns in the province. Photo: Nguyen Thanh In addition, 100% of production, business and service establishments with wastewater discharge scale of 1,000m3/day or more, industrial parks in operation have installed automatic wastewater monitoring systems. and transmit data to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment… In order to realize the roadmap and goal of turning Quang Ninh into a “sustainably developed urban under the green growth model, adapting to climate change” requires the province to have a lot of work to do in the coming time. Quang Ninh province has and will continue to consistently implement the roadmap to transform the growth model from “brown” to “green” in a methodical manner, resolutely not trading the environment for economic growth. The province also needs to continue to strictly manage the environment and biodiversity; strictly handle organizations, businesses and people that violate the law on environmental protection. At the same time, focus on applying science and technology to treat wastewater and waste; environmental monitoring and environmental pollution control. Besides, the environmental restoration of polluted and degraded areas; Maintaining and improving the quality of the environment also needs attention. Most importantly, it is raising the awareness of complying with the provisions of the law on environmental protection and arousing the role of responsibility, the joint hand of the community to actively protect the environment to contribute to the improvement of environmental protection. capacity to adapt to climate change, for a green and safe future.

Workers collect garbage in the quarantine area. Photo: CTC Worried waste collection workers Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic, garbage collectors are very concerned because the waste source has the potential to contain pathogens, especially in isolation and blockade areas. However, due to the nature of their work, environmental sanitation workers still have to perform this task. According to Mr. Tran Van Toan (environmental sanitation worker of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company Limited): “The COVID-19 epidemic broke out, we felt very worried, the nature of our work had to continue. come in contact with a lot of waste and can’t tell which ones contain pathogens. However, we are fully equipped with protective equipment and strictly adhere to epidemic prevention and control, so we are somewhat reassured.” Agreeing, Ms. PTT (a garbage collector in Tan Phu district) shared: “With the current epidemic situation, many people don’t even dare to go out, let alone access the isolation and collection areas. garbage, because it’s really hard to know where there are infected people. However, sanitation workers like us, if they don’t do it, they won’t have a source of income to take care of their families. We hope that we will be given priority to vaccinate against COVID-19 to help alleviate some worries.” There is a risk of disease transmission from medical waste Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company Limited (CITENCO) is the unit that collects and transports medical waste and waste at hospitals, isolation areas for treatment of COVID-19 patients in Ho Chi Minh City. and isolation areas, blockade areas established under the decision of the People’s Committees of districts in the city. According to experts, in isolated and isolated areas, the waste that is often at risk of infection is hazardous medical waste. For workers who collect, transport and process this type of waste, there is also a high risk of infection. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung, Chairman of the Vietnam Built Environment Association, commented: The collection, transportation and treatment of waste in isolation areas, field hospitals and COVID-19 patients’ blockade It is necessary to strictly follow the instructions and regulations on environmental safety and hygiene. Sanitation workers who collect and transport this type of waste, if not properly protected, are likely to be infected with disease. “The waste in the isolation area, this field hospital is mixed with household waste and medical waste, including hazardous waste such as bandages, medicine, patient waste… Especially, viruses. can be transmitted in the air and remain on the surface of the object for a certain time,” Dung said. Also according to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung, environmental sanitation workers who collect, transport and process various types of waste are very susceptible to exposure. Therefore, they need to be equipped with safe and appropriate working tools, and should enjoy appropriate protection and remuneration. “In my opinion, first of all, they should be given priority to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to prevent disease,” said Dr. Proposal to prioritize vaccination for garbage collectors According to a representative of CITENCO, currently all medical waste in hospitals, centers and polyclinics is collected and treated by the company according to the strict process of hazardous waste. During the outbreak of COVID-19, the company was directed by the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to be in charge of collecting domestic waste in the isolation area for patients infected with COVID-19. To ensure the safety of workers during the process of collecting, transporting and treating wastes that may contain COVID-19, CITENCO proposes to the City People’s Committee and the Department of Health to give priority to public officials and employees. The company is participating in the collection and transportation of waste vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. “The recommended vaccination cases include the staff directly managing and directing the company’s epidemic prevention and control; workers and drivers who directly collect, transport and treat wastes that may contain COVID-19, medical waste, domestic waste, and cremation; workers often come into contact with people,” said the representative. In Hanoi, Mr. Nguyen Huu Tien, General Director of Hanoi Urban Environment One Member Limited Liability Company (URENCO), also said: The company has sent a written request to the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. The Hanoi Department of Health considers and creates favorable conditions for the company’s officers and employees to be given priority to vaccinate against COVID-19. Hazardous waste is strictly handled According to CITENCO, the collection, transportation and treatment of medical waste are carried out by the company according to a very strict process, ensuring the safety of workers and preventing the spread of disease to the outside. The workers are equipped with protective gear that meets the standards of the medical industry. Accordingly, the waste is sealed in a special yellow container or bag, labeled with a warning of the risk of infection. Garbage before being collected to put on specialized transport vehicles (closed containers) is sprayed with disinfectant. Waste when transported to Dong Thanh waste treatment site (Hoc Mon district) continues to spray disinfectant again before being processed by high-temperature combustion technology. After burning, waste must be solidified and buried in a safe landfill dedicated to hazardous waste.

Design of a waste treatment line for the Vietnamese market with 3D technology at the Belgian company Menart. His work is part of the waste treatment project to make compost at the Residential and Industrial Solid Waste Treatment Area in Vinh Tan Commune, Vinh Cuu District, Dong Nai Province, which is carried out by Belgian company Menart and Co. Sonadezi Environment Joint Stock Company in Dong Nai province. Sharing with Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Belgium, Mr. Anthony said the design must be based on actual research and survey. He went to Vietnam and went to Dong Nai to review the field conditions at the place where the waste treatment plant will be built and then returned to Belgium, designed with 3D technology, the line will be installed to suit the conditions. Vietnam’s tropical climate. Some details are produced on-site by Menart company, others are sent to Vietnam for partners to do. The equipment will then be transported from Belgium to be assembled at a waste treatment plant for operation. Meanwhile, at the factory, Menart’s engineers are installing and testing waste sorting and composting equipment. This is the second production line that Menart is about to hand over to Sonadezi for deployment in Vietnam. In the equipment factory of the domestic waste treatment line of Menart Company, Belgium. Mr. Mot, an experienced technician, said that last year, he was sent by the company to Vietnam and to Dong Nai to prepare for the trial operation of the waste treatment plant. He stayed in Dong Nai for 6 months, with Vietnamese colleagues installing lines and training operators to prepare for the trial run of the plant in November 2020. Menart is a private company established in 1961 specializing in the design, construction and installation of equipment for organic fertilizer production and environmental protection waste treatment. With a team of highly qualified engineers and technicians, Menart provides equipment and solutions for many fields, especially environmental protection and clean agricultural production. Currently, Menart’s network of activities covers 60 countries on 4 continents including Asia, Europe, Africa and America. According to Ms. Bérengère Menart, General Director of Menart, the company has been working with Vietnam since the late 90s of the last century in the field of environment. In Vietnam, Menart provides equipment for waste treatment plants in Dong Nai, Soc Trang, Kon Tum, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Ha Nam provinces to turn waste into compost for agriculture. Waste sorting and treatment line manufactured by Menart company for Vietnam market. The composting waste treatment plant at the domestic and industrial solid waste treatment area in Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province is invested by Sonadezi Environment Joint Stock Company and also provided by Menart Company. device. The 7.1-hectare plant was put into trial operation late last year with a capacity of 450 tons/day, operating 8 hours/day. The operation process consists of 4 main stages: waste sorting, aerobic composting, ripening, and creating refined humus. About 80% of the organic waste received will be treated as compost; about 15% of inert waste after burning is buried in hygienic burial pits; About 5% of nylon bags are recovered, recycled and reused. Currently, Menart continues to complete the garbage sorting equipment, composting machines, rotary machines, and composting equipment to hand over to Sonadezi to serve the expansion of the Vinh Tan waste treatment plant. Ms. Bérengère Menart strongly believes in the prospect of cooperation in this field with Vietnam. She said: “Vietnamese people and local authorities will raise awareness of environmental protection, reduce the amount of untreated waste into the environment and thus contribute to improving the quality of life.” She affirmed and wished to continue expanding cooperation in technology transfer to Vietnamese partners in the fields of environment and agriculture. With projects implemented in Vietnam, Menart is contributing to the local government to solve the management and treatment of waste, a hot issue today, due to the rapid urbanization process.

Photo: Menart Anthony Romeo’s work at Menart is in the project of treating waste to make compost at the Industrial and Domestic Solid Waste Treatment Area, Vinh Tan Commune, Vinh Cuu District, Dong Nai Province. This project is implemented by Menart company together with Sonadezi Dong Nai Environment Joint Stock Company. According to Anthony, the design must be based on research and field research. He spent many field trips to examine the actual conditions to build a waste treatment plant and then returned to Belgium, doing design with 3D line technology. The installation is guaranteed to suit the tropical climate of Vietnam. Some details are produced by Menart on the spot, others are sent to Vietnam to request production. Then, the equipment is transported from Belgium to Vietnam, assembled at a waste treatment plant to operate. Meanwhile, at Menart’s manufacturing facility, the company’s engineers are installing and testing the waste sorting and composting equipment. This is the second line that Menart is about to hand over to Sonadezi for deployment in Vietnam. Mr. Mot, an experienced technician, said last year, he was sent to Dong Nai by the company to prepare for the trial operation of the waste treatment plant. He spent 6 months here with Vietnamese colleagues installing lines and training operations to prepare for the factory commissioning in November 2020. Menart is a private company established in 1961 specializing in the design, construction and installation of organic fertilizer production equipment, waste treatment to protect the environment. With a team of highly qualified engineers and technicians, Menart provides equipment and solutions for many fields, especially environmental protection and clean agricultural production. Currently, Menart’s network of operations covers 60 countries in 4 continents including Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Menart’s General Director affirmed his wish to continue expanding cooperation in technology transfer for Vietnamese partners in the field of environment and agriculture. (Photo: Menart) According to Ms. Bérengère Menart, General Director of Menart, the company has been working with Vietnam since the late 1990s in the environmental sector. In Vietnam, Menart supplies equipment for waste treatment plants in Dong Nai, Soc Trang, Kon Tum, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen and Ha Nam, to turn waste into compost for agriculture. The composting humus treatment plant at the domestic and industrial solid waste treatment area in Vinh Tan commune, Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province is invested by Sonadezi Environment Joint Stock Company and provided by Menart Company. device. The 7.1 ha factory was put into trial operation late last year with a capacity of 450 tons / day, operating 8 hours / day. The operating process consists of 4 main stages: waste classification, aerobic composting, maturation, creating refined humus. About 80% of organic waste received will be treated as compost; about 15% of inert waste, after burning, will be buried in hygienic burial holes; About 5% of nylon bags are recovered, recycled and reused. Inside the workshop (Photo: Menart) At present, Menart continues to complete waste sorting equipment, composting machines, cameras and composting equipment to hand over to Sonadezi to serve the expansion of Vinh Tan waste treatment plant. Ms. Bérengère Menart strongly believes in the prospect of cooperation in this field with Vietnam. “Vietnamese people and local authorities will raise awareness of environmental protection, reduce the amount of untreated waste to the environment, and thus contribute to improving the quality of life,” she said. She affirmed her desire to continue to expand cooperation in technology transfer to Vietnamese partners in the field of environment and agriculture. With projects deployed in Vietnam, Menart is contributing to the local government to solve the waste management and treatment, a hot issue today, due to the rapidly increasing urbanization process. Menart is continuing to complete waste sorting equipment, composting machines, cameras, and composting equipment to hand over to Sonadezi. (Photo: Menart) Quynh Hoa According to Vietnam News Agency

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