VietNamNet Bridge - Encouraged by the government and local authorities, investors have registered to build many waste treatment projects in recent years. However, many of the projects have been revoked as investors have failed to implement their commitments.

Many provinces suffer from the 'waste crisis'

The Kien Giang provincial People’s Committee has asked the Phu Quoc Economic Zone Board of Management to take necessary steps to revoke the Phu Quoc waste treatment project registered by Toan Cau Renewable Energy JSC.

The VND230 billion plant, covering an area of 10 hectares in Ham Ninh commune of Phu Quoc district, has the capacity of 200 tons of garbage per day.

Just two months after it became operational, in December 2017, the plant stopped receiving waste because of the problems with the treatment line. Only in July 2018 did the plan begin receiving waste for treatment again after the maintenance process.

During its trial operation, the plant caused serious problems to the locality. Local people once blocked the way to prevent trucks from entering the plant to deliver waste. The plant was overloaded with 300 tons of waste which produced bad odor.

Encouraged by the government and local authorities, investors have registered to build many waste treatment projects in recent years. However, many of the projects have been revoked as investors have failed to implement their commitments.

According to Pham Vu Hong, chair of Kien Giang province, the local authorities have shown their goodwill by creating favorable conditions for the investor to fix problems. However, to date, the plant still cannot operate as committed, badly affecting the waste treatment on Phu Quoc Island.

Every day, in Phu Quoc, 155 tons of waste are discharged into the environment, of which only 50 percent is collected. 

The news about the revoking of the waste treatment project has concerned local people.

In Bac Lieu, in 2014, ANA Bac Lieu got a license to build a waste treatment plant, capitalized at VND360 billion, to treat 245 tons of waste a day. However, the investor did not make any move in the next years, and the provincial authorities released the decision to cancel the project in July 2018.

Ca Mau province has the largest waste treatment plant in Mekong Delta with investment capital of VND350 billion, but the waste overloading in the locality still cannot be settled.

After six years of operation, the Ca Mau 2 Waste Treatment Plant two times halted its operation because of equipment breakdown. As a result, big amounts of waste were left untreated and caused serious pollution. 

Most recently, the provincial authorities allowed the plant to stop operation for three months to undergo maintenance.

The ‘waste crisis’ in Quang Ngai, Quang Nam, Bac Lieu and Phu Quoc occurred in Hoa Town of Khanh Hoa province some years ago. After a lot of effort, the problems have been settled. 

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