Economic - Budget Commission of Provincial People's Council surveys the implementation of municipal solid waste classification at source

On February 2, a delegation of Provincial People's Council’s Economic - Budget Commission worked with Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment on the situation and results of the classification of municipal solid waste (MSW) at source in the province. Tran Thi Minh Hanh, Head of the Economic - Budget Commission; leaders of Department of Natural Resources and Environment; relevant departments, branches and local leaders attended the meeting.

The delegation listened to difficulties and problems, such as: It is necessary to promulgate economic and technical norms on collection, transportation and treatment of MSW; collection service price; most collection and transportation units have limited human resources and financial capacity; there are no regulations instructing packaging form for MSW; Land fund for gathering points and transfer stations is limited; The number of officials working in the environmental sector is thin...

Hanh acknowledged opinions and suggestions of the delegates; she emphasized that in order to implement this program well, there needs to be coordination from associations and organizations to disseminate the benefits, raise awareness, and how to classify MSW at source for people and businesses...

Reported by Tien Hanh - Translated by Ngoc Huynh