It has three waste treatment plants that have to handle 8,700 tons of domestic waste discharged by a population of 13 million each day. The Da Phuoc Integrated Waste Management Facility of Vietnam Waste Solutions (VWS) receives 5,700 tons and buries most of it. … [Read more...] about HCMC asked to clean up its waste treatment act
Collecting garbage
Man volunteers in litter collection on HCM City canal
An elderly man in HCM City has gathered litter at a local canal voluntarily for years for free. Ho Chi Cuong, 69, from Binh Chanh District has doing the work on Ong Do Canal since 2018 when it became polluted. Cuong has been collecting litter on Ong Do Canal since 2018 … [Read more...] about Man volunteers in litter collection on HCM City canal
Pig farm fuss highlights foul plight
Locals are looking to farm owners and management to face up to their responsibilities in caring for environments such as ponds and lakes Tung showed the overflowing drains around the farm, saying the pollution has seriously impacted the lives of local people. “Especially on rainy days, a lot of black, reeking wastewater flows back up onto the road and into the ponds. Even on sunny and dry days like today, some wastewater still seeps all over the road and into the ponds,” he said. … [Read more...] about Pig farm fuss highlights foul plight