Hanoi needs long-term solutions for garbage collectionVietNamNet Bridge - The garbage collection in urban areas is mechanized, while the work is still done manually in rural areas with low productivity and efficiency. The garbage collection in urban areas is mechanized, while the work is still done manually in rural areas with low productivity and efficiency. In rural areas, garbage collection is done by self-managed units in hamlets and communes. Emphasizing that environmental sanitation still cannot meet requirements, Hanoi Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung instructed district authorities and agencies to view garbage collection and treatment as well as environmental protection as one of their most important tasks. The Hanoi Construction Department has been appointed as the state management agency for major responsibility for solid domestic waste and waste water treatment.

Source: VietNamNet News February 02, 2017 01:07 UTC