On June 11, the People's Council (People's Council) of Ho Chi Minh City held the fourth session on the topic of urban environmental protection, residential areas and waste management in the city. . Comrade Nguyen Thien Nhan, Member of Politburo, President of Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee attended the meeting.
Speaking at the session, Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, Chairman of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City, stressed that synchronous solutions should be implemented in urban environmental protection, residential areas and waste management. To build Ho Chi Minh City green, clean, beautiful, improve the quality of living environment of people.
According to Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, the City People's Committee needs to promote proper propaganda about environmental protection in various forms, practical and appropriate for each target group, to raise awareness and sense of real Law enforcement on the protection of the environment of the people. The issue of environmental pollution in Ho Chi Minh City now derives from the indiscriminate littering of people as well as the process of collecting, transporting and treating waste. Therefore, the City People's Committee should focus on tailor-made solutions to reduce environmental pollution. The classification of garbage at the source must be deployed widely and synchronously among the people; In which agencies, units, schools must pioneer.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan with delegates attending the meeting.
According to Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, the City People's Committee needs to promote proper propaganda about environmental protection in various forms, practical and appropriate for each target group, to raise awareness and sense of real Law enforcement on the protection of the environment of the people. The issue of environmental pollution in Ho Chi Minh City now derives from the indiscriminate littering of people as well as the process of collecting, transporting and treating waste. Therefore, the City People's Committee should focus on tailor-made solutions to reduce environmental pollution. The classification of garbage at the source must be deployed widely and synchronously among the people; In which agencies, units, schools must pioneer.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan with delegates attending the meeting.
Le Van Khoa, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, said: With regard to garbage disposal, the People's Committee is decentralizing to the department. And the district. The pilot city assigns districts 1, 3, 5 to carry out sweeping bridges and local roads within 1 year for full deployment in the coming time. Over the past time, new waste sorting has only been piloted in localities. The city strives to carry out a 50% waste classification by 2020 and will have policies to encourage people to sort waste at source. The current rate of landfill in the city is 76%, the city will implement measures as well as call for investment in modern treatment technology, striving to 2020 the rate of garbage burial to 60 % And by 2025 to 25%.
At the meeting, participants also proposed mechanisms to encourage the use of treated wastewater to irrigate plants, clean the streets and clean industrial machinery and equipment; It is important to consider the use of biodegradable plastic bags as this is a serious source of environmental pollution, encouraging small businesses and consumers to limit the use of biodegradable plastic bags and support mechanisms. Businesses that invest in environmentally friendly plastic bags. In addition, the delegates also proposed sanctioning households not to sort waste at the source, not use garbage collection services, handle the collection units using the rudimentary means. Environmental pollution and strict punishment of littering to create revenue to deal with spontaneous landfill in the city.
According to the report of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City, every day in the city emitted more than 8,300 tons of solid waste. This source is being collected and treated in two waste treatment complexes by Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company and more than 1,000 private garbage collectors. Most of urban solid waste is collected and treated in many forms; However, in some areas there are still unregulated solid waste disposals in public areas, empty land, or littering canals that pollute the environment. In addition, in the city, about 1.7 million cubic meters of waste water daily, including domestic waste water and production waste water. With the discharge of waste is too large while the treatment does not meet the requirements, the discharge of daily life is the main source of pollution for canals in the city.
The quality of the water environment and air quality in Ho Chi Minh City are also in a state of pollution that has not improved significantly. The city is implementing surface water quality monitoring at 26 locations on the Saigon - Dong Nai river system and 15 locations for urban canals and canals, and 20 air quality monitoring systems. Tri. Surveys of surface water quality and air quality quality are published monthly to the public via electronic signboards being used to inform traffic information from April to July 1717. On the website of the relevant State authorities.
At the meeting, participants also proposed mechanisms to encourage the use of treated wastewater to irrigate plants, clean the streets and clean industrial machinery and equipment; It is important to consider the use of biodegradable plastic bags as this is a serious source of environmental pollution, encouraging small businesses and consumers to limit the use of biodegradable plastic bags and support mechanisms. Businesses that invest in environmentally friendly plastic bags. In addition, the delegates also proposed sanctioning households not to sort waste at the source, not use garbage collection services, handle the collection units using the rudimentary means. Environmental pollution and strict punishment of littering to create revenue to deal with spontaneous landfill in the city.
According to the report of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City, every day in the city emitted more than 8,300 tons of solid waste. This source is being collected and treated in two waste treatment complexes by Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company and more than 1,000 private garbage collectors. Most of urban solid waste is collected and treated in many forms; However, in some areas there are still unregulated solid waste disposals in public areas, empty land, or littering canals that pollute the environment. In addition, in the city, about 1.7 million cubic meters of waste water daily, including domestic waste water and production waste water. With the discharge of waste is too large while the treatment does not meet the requirements, the discharge of daily life is the main source of pollution for canals in the city.
The quality of the water environment and air quality in Ho Chi Minh City are also in a state of pollution that has not improved significantly. The city is implementing surface water quality monitoring at 26 locations on the Saigon - Dong Nai river system and 15 locations for urban canals and canals, and 20 air quality monitoring systems. Tri. Surveys of surface water quality and air quality quality are published monthly to the public via electronic signboards being used to inform traffic information from April to July 1717. On the website of the relevant State authorities.
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