Strengthening the management, collection, and treatment of solid waste

1,150 tonnes of waste collected and treated daily

According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, around 1,150 tonnes of MSW are collected, transported, and treated each day across Tay Ninh. Of this, the former Long An area accounts for about 740 tonnes, while the former Tay Ninh area makes up the remaining 410 tonnes. Each day, numerous trucks transport waste to centralised treatment facilities. Without timely control and treatment, this volume could cause severe pollution, directly affecting local livelihoods and putting enormous pressure on environmental infrastructure.

At a working session in early August 2025 with the National Assembly’s supervisory delegation on the implementation of environmental policies and laws since the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection took effect, Mr. Vo Minh Thanh – Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment – provided an update on solid waste management in the province. He noted that Tay Ninh now has multiple waste treatment facilities with varying capacities, with some plants serving as key hubs receiving waste from several districts and neighbouring areas.

The total volume of municipal solid waste collected and treated in the province is about 1,150 tonnes/day

The Thanh Hoa – Long An Waste Treatment Plant in Tan Tay Commune, operated by Tam Sinh Nghia Investment and Development JSC, processes around 460 tonnes of MSW per day from the following communes and wards: Long An, Tan An, Khanh Hau, Thanh Loi, Binh Duc, Luong Hoa, Ben Luc, My Yen, Thuan My, An Luc Long, Tam Vu, Vinh Cong, An Ninh, Hiep Hoa, Hau Nghia, Hoa Khanh, Duc Lap, My Hanh, Duc Hoa, Nhon Hoa Lap, Nhon Ninh, Tan Thanh, Binh Thanh, Thanh Phuoc, Thanh Hoa, Tan Tay, Thu Thua, My An, My Thanh, Tan Long, Vam Co, Tan Tru, Nhut Tao, My Loc, and part of Can Giuoc Commune.

The Tay Ninh Waste Treatment Plant in Tan Phu Commune, managed by Tay Ninh Environmental Technology JSC, handles about 250 tonnes of MSW per day from: Cau Khoi, Duong Minh Chau, Tan Dong, Tan Chau, Tan Phu, Tan Hoi, Tan Thanh, Tan Hoa, Tan Lap, Tan Bien, Thanh Binh, Tra Vong, Phuoc Vinh, Hoa Hoi, Ninh Dien, Chau Thanh, Hao Duoc, Binh Minh, Ninh Thanh, Tan Ninh, Truong Mit, and Loc Ninh.

The centralised waste treatment plant in the Thanh Duc Waste Treatment Complex, run by Hue Phuong VN Green Environment One Member Co., Ltd., processes around 160 tonnes of MSW daily from Trang Bang, An Tinh, Go Dau, Gia Loc, Long Hoa, Hoa Thanh, Thanh Dien, Phuoc Chi, Hung Thuan, Thanh Duc, Phuoc Thanh, Long Chu, Long Thuan, and Ben Cau.

The Binh Hiep Waste Treatment Plant, using incineration technology, receives and treats around 25 tonnes of MSW per day from Kien Tuong Ward and the communes of Tuyen Thanh, Binh Hiep, Binh Hoa, Moc Hoa, and Hau Thanh.

The Vinh Thanh Waste Treatment Plant, which applies incineration technology, treats about 20 tonnes of MSW daily from Hung Dien, Vinh Thanh, Tan Hung, and Vinh Chau.

The Tuyen Binh Waste Treatment Plant, which applies composting and landfilling technologies, processes around 20 tonnes of MSW per day from Tuyen Binh, Vinh Hung, and Khanh Hung.

In addition, Ho Chi Minh City supports Tay Ninh in treating MSW under inter-regional arrangements. Around 150 tonnes of MSW per day from the communes of Phuoc Vinh Tay, Tan Tap, Vam Co, Long Cang, Rach Kien, My Le, Tan Lan, Can Duoc, and part of Can Giuoc, is received and treated by Vietnam Waste Treatment Co., Ltd. at the Da Phuoc Solid Waste Treatment Complex.

Towards sustainable solutions

Although the treatment network has expanded and capacity has improved, several challenges remain. Firstly, the growing volume of waste is outpacing treatment capacity, forcing the province to rely partly on Ho Chi Minh City. Secondly, the habit of indiscriminate littering persists. Many households still dump household waste and animal carcasses into rivers, canals, or vacant land. In several areas, waste is not segregated at source, making treatment more costly and time-consuming. Thirdly, technological innovation in waste treatment remains slow, and some open landfills continue to cause odour and leachate pollution, such as the site in Dong Thanh Commune.

According to Mr Vo Minh Thanh, in light of these shortcomings, the province is rolling out a series of plans to comprehensively reform solid waste treatment, in line with the National Environmental Protection Master Plan for 2021–2030, with a vision to 2050. A key initiative is the 200-hectare National Solid Waste Treatment Centre in Tan Long Commune, which will serve as an integrated hub for handling municipal waste, industrial waste, hazardous waste, sludge, and more. Equipped with modern treatment technologies, the centre is designed to reduce reliance on landfilling.

The problem of indiscriminate littering remains

Alongside this, existing plants are being upgraded. The Thanh Hoa plant will switch to waste-to-energy incineration, raising its capacity from 300 to 500 tonnes/ day. Tri Viet Energy Co., Ltd. plans to build a 300-tonne-per-day waste-to-energy plant, contributing renewable energy to the national grid. Such technology reduces landfilling and environmental pollution and creates economic value from renewable energy – a step in line with the global trend towards green, circular development.

However, no matter how advanced the technology, waste treatment cannot be truly effective without source separation. Sorting waste at source makes it possible to use organic waste for fertiliser production, recycle plastics and metals, and at the same time ease the burden on treatment plants. The province has piloted several source-separation models at households, schools, and offices, but these remain small in scale and lack uniformity. To ensure success, greater emphasis must be placed on communication and education to raise public awareness, coupled with stricter penalties for indiscriminate littering.

In addition, greater community involvement and private sector participation should be encouraged in waste collection, sorting, and recycling. This reflects a global trend that helps ease the burden on public finances and creates new jobs and revenue streams.

In the coming period, the province will review and adjust its waste treatment zoning to suit actual collection and treatment capacity and socio-economic development trends. Plans include completing source segregation systems, rolling out household and business-level segregation synchronously, and linking segregation with the full collection–transport–treatment chain. Tay Ninh will also continue investing in and upgrading treatment infrastructure, expanding existing plants, and building new facilities under approved plans. Priority will be given to waste-to-energy and composting technologies, with landfilling to be minimised and gradually eliminated direct landfilling without treatment

Each day, around 1,150 tonnes of MSW are collected and treated in Tay Ninh. That figure reflects not only the authorities’ and enterprises’ efforts but also the growing pressure on environmental infrastructure. In this context, investing in modern treatment centres, promoting segregation at source, advancing waste-to-energy technologies, and raising public awareness are fundamental solutions. Sustainable waste management can only be achieved when waste is treated as a renewable resource — paving the way for a cleaner, greener, and more resilient Tay Ninh./.

By Le Duc – Translated by Tuong Vinh

Source: https://baolongan.vn/tang-cuong-quan-ly-thu-gom-va-xu-ly-chat-thai-ran-a201491.html