Representatives cut ribbons to inaugurate two bridges leading to the Green Environmental Technology Park in Tan Lap Commune, Thu Thua District, Long An Province on March 27. (Photo: Trung Chanh)
A representative of VWS said the Green Environment Technology Park was developed to handle all sorts of garbage, including household, hazardous, medical, industrial and electronic wastes, sewage sludge, wastewater and used tires. The source was speaking at an inauguration ceremony, held today, March 27, in Thu Thua District, Long An Province, for the two bridges (VWS1 and VWS2) leading to the park, funded by Vietnam Waste Solutions-Long An (VWSLA).
VWS General Director David Duong remarked that the operation of the project was expected to last 50 years and would be funded in three phases. The first phase, lasting until 2025, will treat an estimated 21,400 tons of waste per day. Meanwhile, in the second phase from 2026 to 2035 and the third phase until 2050, the park will handle 26,800 tons and 36,500 tons each day, respectively.
“A total of US$450 million will be poured into the first phase of the project,” Duong stated.
The representative noted that the project employs four treatment methods: biotechnological processes, recycling, waste incineration for energy generation and waste burial.
He said that when in place, apart from processing all sorts of waste, the park would be able to treat the waste from HCMC, Long An Province and provinces in the southern key economic zone.
The establishment of the Green Environmental Technology Park will contribute to sustainable environmental protection, creating jobs for local laborers and fostering the economic growth of Long An Province as well as the southern key economic zone.
Phan Van Toi, vice chairman of the Thu Thua District authority, remarked that Long An Province alone has 600 tons of waste in need of treatment daily, half of which is handled at the Tam Sinh Nghia treatment facility in Long An’s Thanh Hoa District, and the remaining 50% is treated at Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex in Binh Chanh District and Phuoc Hiep Waste Treatment Complex in Cu Chi District.
Speaking at the ceremony, Duong said the two bridges and approach roads were constructed to serve the Green Environment Technology Park, playing a key role in its success.
