A workshop to promote cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka
city of Japan in managing solid waste took place in Ho Chi Minh
City on Feb. 16.
The workshop was jointly held
by the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Global
Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) and Osaka Water and Environment
Solutions Association (OWESA) of Japan .
The
workshop aims to provide the two cities with a chance to share
experiences in managing solid waste, as well as find cooperative
opportunities in this field.
According to Shinsaku
Azuma, General Director of Osaka Environment Bureau, the workshop is
part of a cooperative programme signed by the two cities in July last
year.
A number of issues relating to solid waste
works were discussed at the workshop, such as challenges and policies of
Ho Chi Minh City on urban solid waste management; experiences and
policies of Osaka city in solid waste management; and temporary
solutions for solid waste treatment in Ho Chi Minh City .
The workshop also heard Japanese experts’ reports on advanced
technologies for solid and liquid waste treatment and medical waste
treatment.
At present, over 6,700 tonnes of
urban solid waste are required to be treated every day. Of that figure,
1,500-2,000 tonnes of industrial and harmful waste were treated and
recycled with outmoded technologies.
The
cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka is very significant
for both, especially while Ho Chi Minh City needs to enhance
management experience and consultancies on new technologies in order to
solve waste issues.
Participants also made
fact-finding tours to sanitary landfills, medical waste incinerators and
industrial parks in the city./.
