Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Industry and Trade and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly organised a conference on technology and finance for waste-to-energy projects on April 11.
The authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa has fined a foreign-funded limited company 335 million VND (14,527 USD) for its violations of environmental protection regulations.
Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had a working session with representatives from the JICA on December 9 to discuss a project to reduce domestic waste in Can Tho.
Ho Chi Minh City is under great pressure to handle an increasing amount of domestic waste as well as hazardous medical and industrial waste, according to the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.
Initiatives to protect the green planet towards a sustainable development environment were introduced at a talk held by the Live & Learn Centre in collaboration with the French Cultural Centre (L’Espace) in Hanoi on August 19.
The first phase of the first waste treatment and organic fertilizer production complex of the central province of Binh Thuan was completed and put into operation on December 16.