Title: Solid and industrial hazardous waste management assessment : options and actions areas
Abstract: Waste management in Vietnam is characterized by relatively limited performance in waste collection, treatment and disposal for basically all waste categories. Across the different waste sectors, this performance goes together with limited regulatory oversight, and inadequate funding for investments and operations. Subsequently, a large proportion of waste streams is not treated or disposed of in a controlled manner. Shortcomings in waste management are negatively affecting economic development and sustainable growth in Vietnam. Environmental and public health impacts are severe, particularly in areas with high levels of waste generation and high population density, resulting in polluted groundwater, contaminated and clogged waterways, soil pollution, spread of diseases and exposure to heavy air pollution from waste burning.The Government of Vietnam has expressed interest in Technical Assistance relating to finding appropriate and long-term solutions for these Solid Waste Management (SWM) challenges, focusing specifically on large urban areas. Such efforts have the concomitant environmental and health benefits, but also the co-benefits relating to greenhouse gas emission reductions. Overall, the need for substantial improvements in waste management is well represented in the country Green Growth Strategy and Action Plan, as well as the recently formulated Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) targets and commitments. Furthermore, large urban areas are also taking the lead towards identifying an integrated strategy towards Solid Waste Management. For example, Hanoi City People Committee (CPC) - led by Department of Construction (DOC) is also in the process of revising the Decision 609 by the Prime Minister on Master Plan for Integrated Solid Waste Management in Hanoi 2020, with vision towards 2030.However, while Action Plans and Targets are prepared and Local Governments are working with investors to put in place modern technologies to reduce waste, such as composting plants and analysis into the feasibility of Waste-to-Energy plants, key policy and planning issues hamper the solid waste sector modernization. This report, which was co-financed under the Korean Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF), has as objective to support the Government of Vietnam in forecasting the solid waste generation, assess the current situation of solid waste management, analyze distinct options and scenarios including requirement investments, operational costs and impacts on waste tariffs and financial sustainability and on that basis and define action areas for implementation of the national strategy of solid waste management. The report provides an assessment of the current situation of Domestic Solid Waste Management and establishes a minimum scenario to improve basic environmental conditions and service levels. The report then analyses progressively more advanced solid waste management scenarios to improve sector infrastructure with the focus on waste reduction and analysis financial sustainability requirements. It does this through analyzing these different options for solid waste sector improvements, accompanying requirements for investments and operational costs that are needed to achieve these improvements in the sector in the short to medium term. The report then analyses the tariff and financing needs and accompanying affordability impact. Based on that analysis, the report identifies potential institutional, legal, financial or policy reforms needed to improve operations and make them financially sustainable and explore options and requirements for private sector involvement. The report concludes with the definition of action areas required in order for Vietnam to successfully implement its strategy on Solid Waste Management. Part II of the report focuses on hazardous waste management.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-06-28
Language: en
Type: article
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