Hi guys, just some random though. I was just wondering how is the plan for Pollution planning in vietnam. In other words, i meant water refinery/refill planning, construction dumpster, waste center, etc...

Saigon is a big dump at the moment. Waste treatment facility is almost nonexistent and the landfill areas are at full capacity.

Most positive points recently
- Environmental police (but growing administration machine)
- Environmental friendly technologies and processus as an condition in licensing investment by Ministry of Planning and Investment.
- Limit heavy trucks circulating in city center by setting up toll,or constructing peripheral highway.

ặc ặc nhìn mấy con kênh ở SG mà tui thương nó quá dơ ko thể tả hic hic hầu như con kênh nào cũng bị ô nhiễm hết , còn sông SG may mà lớn mới thoát nạn nhưng mà nguy cơ ô nhiễm rất cao :(

Hi fatcat, as far as i've known there must be plan out there by the planning dept (i hope). However, i been trying to seek for concrete particular planning or maybe outline the strategy for better environment.. but i haven't seen any in particular.. So if you happen to see any outthere.. please share with everyone and I heheh.. thanks..

Hi you Phoave,it's very simple.Before handing an investment license to investors,they will classify project from friendly to not friendly investment projects.After,they just impose to investor a comprehensive plan of environmental impacts (if there are some) and so the commitment from investors to build treatment facilities corresponding to its enviromental impacts.That's a common practices around the world.

in vietnam case, it depends on how much money you give me when I give you the stamp

fatcat and bang, you two were right. On the top of that, would the government post those regulation/planning on line for investor to view.... ?

this isn't about bribe or not,this about regulation standards.If these regulations are clearly defined,there is no reason to cheat about.I think that the "guideline-text" will be online very soon.It takes time to edit such an document.

I ran into this article and it was mentioned about the waste planning investment.. so check it out...



Overseas Vietnamese to build waste-processing plant in HCMC


A state-of-the-art waste recycling plant worth US$400 million, initiated by a Vietnamese American has been given the good ahead in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Chanh outlying district.

The 128ha Da Phuoc waste processing complex, which house garbage classifying equipment, compost producing mills, and an environmental sound waste burying site, will recycle waste into fertilizers, expat David Duong announced.

The mills are to be able to process 1000 tons of waste into 600 tons of organic fertilizers for export and domestic use, Duong said.

Meanwhile, methane, a by-product of the process, will be used to provide power for the complex to run, he added.

Helpful solution

The city’s daily waste is around 5,000 tons per day, and his complex will be able to process more than half this waste, Duong estimated.

This technology is an excellent solution for the city’s current burden of waste disposal, conserving land used for burying waste in HCMC, said former Environment Commissioner from California, Kathy Neal.

The project will break ground with the construction of a bridge, integral to project transportation, on July 16, according to Duong.

Duong’s company invested more than $107 million in the project’s first phase.

The entrepreneur currently runs four similar plants in the US, with two more coming online in the immediate future.

His California Waste Solutions site is ranked 46th among 100 US leading waste collection, processing, and recycling companies.

Contributing to the homeland

“I’m so happy and proud to help solve the city’s tough waste problem and provide jobs for 130 locals,” the entrepreneur confided.

“I have considered building a plant in this city since 1994, and I dream of building more in Danang, Mekong Can Tho and Vinh Long province,” the entrepreneur confided.

Mr. Duong’s project demonstrates the huge successes that overseas Vietnamese have gained, commented Vietnam’s Consul General in San Francisco, US, Tran Tuan Anh.

It is also a strong evidence of overseas Vietnamese’s constant dreams to contribute to nation building in their home country, Mr. Anh added.

Reported by Mai Vong, Ngoc Son – Translated by Ngoc Hanh

I heard about this project.it's huge since the investment level up to 200 mil USD.I think the VK-investors has a good vision and jsut seize a good opportunity.Though,the Viet gov has a bit care about the environment so these types of project are welcomed.