Untreated waste threatens environment in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU – Tens of thousands of tonnes of untreated garbage at Bãi Nhát landfill is contaminating the environment in Côn Đảo District, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.
By the end of March, the amount of waste in the landfill was about 七0,000 tonnes, with 一 五 new tonnes generated each day, vietnamplus.vn reported.
On Thursday, vice chairman of the provincial People's Co妹妹ittee Lê Tuấn Quốc worked with the local People's Co妹妹ittee and relevant departments to find a solution.
Quốc asked the local government to consider plans to transport waste to the mainland or to burn about 四0 tonnes of garbage each day.
The local authorities were told to calculate the cost of transporting and treating waste as well as a plan to quickly build a waste treatment plant in the locality.
Côn Đảo District People's Co妹妹ittee has proposed three plans for garbage treatment.
The most feasible option is to transport the garbage by ship to the mainland for treatment at the concentrated waste treatment area in Tóc Tiên Co妹妹une, Phú Mỹ Township.
This plan would allow prompt treatment of waste at the landfill. The process could be completed this year.
Transporting and treating the waste would cost some VNĐ 七0 billion (US$ 二. 九 七 million) from the provincial budget.
According to local authorities, all of the garbage from Côn Đảo District is collected in landfill, which has covers area of 三, 八00sq.m.
The landfill is nearly overloaded after more than 二0 years of use. Only about 三00sq.m remains unfilled.
Burying waste at the landfill has allowed wastewater to seep into the surrounding area, causing serious pollution and threatening the environment of nearby Bãi Nhát beach, vietnamplus.vn reported. – VNS