VND35bn Con Dao waste disposal deal proposed
Authorities in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province will spend over VND35.5bn (USD1.5m) to move 70,000 tonnes of rubbish from Con Dao Island to the mainland for treatment.
Bai Nhat dumping site overloaded
About 15 tonnes of rubbish is produced on the island each day and there's only one furnace with capacity for five tonnes. The amount of rubbish from tourism and floating rubbish from the ocean has been on the rise every year.
Bai Nhat dumping site
In order to deal with the problem, Con Dao authorities suggested compress the rubbish into blocks. Each 450-kg block of rubbish will be transferred to the Toc Tien Waste treatment Complex in Phu My Commune on the mainland.
Le Tuan Quoc, vice chairman of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, approved the VND35.5bn plan and asked related agencies to work together with the environment company, Kbec Vina, to start the plan before the rainy season comes.
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