Summary of review activities with MOC

On 11th December, MOC and JET took a look back on the project activities and products so far, and discussed the activities towards the plan in 2016.

JET received a memento from MOC.  

Appraisal workshop in Thua Thien Hue Province

Yesterday, on 30th Nov, appraisal workshop for Master Plan formulation in Thua Thien Hue Province was held in Thua Thien Hue Province People's Committee, with the participation of related departments. Mr. Wada, team leader of this project made presentation and received comments for the Master Plan.

Meeting for activity progress of 2015 and annual plan of 2016 with the counterparts of Hanoi

On 25th Nov, we shared the activity progress of 2015 and annual plan of next year with the counterparts of Hanoi. 

Training course in Japan "Planning and implementation through public participation in 3R projects"

On 13- 31 Oct, training course in Japan was conducted with the title of planning and implementation through public participation in 3R projects and construction waste in Japan.

We had lectures from MOE, Kanagawa Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture, Kawasaki city, Ichikawa city, Hino city, Saku city, Kamikatsu town and visited incinerator and recycling facilities, etc. 

As for construction waste, we had a lecture from Mr. Keizo Shimada, and visited mixed construction waste facitity,　Tomei Kogyo Co., Ltd.,  concrete recycling facility, Kawakami Shoten Co., Ltd., and construction site, Kajima Corporation.  

 

Workshop on applicability of policy mix

On 21st Aug, workshop on applicability of policy mix was held in Mondial Hotel, Hue city. Thua Thien Hue Province, Quang Tri Province, Quang Binh Province, Da Nang city, Hoi An city attended the workshop and discussed the future policy in their provinces.

Seminar on the possibility of source separation in Hanoi

On 19th August Wednesday, seminar on source separation was held in Hanoi URENCO, chaired by Prof. Yoshifumi Fujii with the participation of Hanoi URENCO, Unit A and representative of ATI, MoC.

Mr. Norihisa Hirata, a Japanese expert, made presentations on review of challenge of the source separation in Hanoi, and also impact of the source separation toward solid waste management cost. 

Mr. Dao Duc Khanh, Vice Director of Ba Dinh Branch, Hanoi URENCO also made a presentation about recent trials to improve collection system in Hanoi.

Seminar concluded that we need to motivate collection companies to make compost, and share and report the result of cost-benefit from the pilot activities of URENCO by using model of JET, to DOC and HPC.  

Interim consultation meeting for SWM Master Plan in Thua Thien Hue Province

Interim consultation meeting for SWM Master Plan in Thua Thien Hue Province was held on 12th Aug, 2015. Thua Thien Hue PPC, DOC and other related departments attended this meeting and made discussions.

Master plan of Thua Thien Hue Province is going to be approved by PPC by December 2015.

Courtesy visit to New General Director of Hanoi URENCO

We made a courtesy visit to new General Director of Hanoi URENCO, Mr. Le Anh Tuan.

Hanoi URENCO is now planning to shift from handcart to mechanical collection vehicles in the model area and we will collaborate in this project.

We also discussed the workshop planned in October about septic tank sludge and drainage sludge treatment, and soil treatment containing Bentonite, construction waste, soil discharged from subway construction in Hanoi. 

Training course in Japan "Facility Development" successfully ended

Training course in Japan for the counterparts titled "facility development" was conducted from 1st to 11th July.

They listened to the lecture on facility development policy in Japan and learned the application and practice in some cities, and also visited 6 treatment facilities and learned some types of contract and technology.

 Lecture on facility development in Musashino city

Group photo at Fujimi sanitation association

 Collection and transportation in Shizuoka city

 Site visit to factory in Shizuoka city

Lecure on DBO / Incinerator in Hiratsuka city

Lecture on PFI / Incinerator in Kazusa Clean System

Experimental works in Xuan Son

Under the activity of Pre-F/S of Soc Son Complex in this Project, Landfill Mining and Reclamation (LFMR) and Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) for experimental works in Xuan Son have started since this month, in order to consider applying for some scenarios in the Pre-F/S. For the works of LFMR, after excavation and drying of landfilled waste, vibration screen was set up and trial operation was made yesterday.

2nd JCC meeting

On 11th May 2015 (Monday), second Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting was organized at MOC, chaired by Dr. Nguyen Hong Tien, General Director of ATI, MOC. Counterparts from MOC, Hanoi DOC, Hanoi URENCO, Thua Thien Hue Province, representatives of JICA, and experts attended the meeting, for the purpose of sharing the project progress in 2014 and annual plan in 2015.   

CSS in the central region

On 27th April, CSS in the central region was held in Mondial Hotel, Thua Thien Hue Province, with the participation of solid waste management related agencies from Thua Thien Hue Province, Hoi An Province, and Quang Tri Province. The topic of this seminar was technology selection in the province, and the lecture and practice were conducted for local government's capacity development.

Lecture by Mr. Hideki Wada, Team leader of VWP

Practice under the guidance from Mr. Hironori Koyama

Group Photo of this Seminar

Inception Meeting in Thua Thien Hue Province

Inception meeting in Thua Thien Hue Province was held on 27th April, with the participation of Ministry of Construction, Thua Thien Hue Province and JICA expert team. Task for formulation of master plan was presented by Department of Construction, Thua Thien Hue Province, and  the inception report on master plan development containing the present situation in Thua Thien Hue Province was presented by JICA expert team.

Moved to new project office

Project office moved to the following address!

You are always welcomed to visit our office.

Vietnam Waste Project

Address: 8th floor, 201 Ba Trieu, Hai Ba Trung, Ha Noi 

Tel: +84 4 3974 1712

Fax: +84 4 3974 1512

Hanoi Meeting- Review of Activities in 2014 and Plan of Activities in 2015

The omnibus meeting regarding Hanoi Activities was held in Hanoi URENCO on March 12, chaired by Mr. Doan Thuan Long, Vice Director of Unit A. The objective of this meeting was to review the activities conducted in 2014 and to share lessons learned and opinions and also to discuss and confirm activities and products planned in 2015 among participants from MOC, Hanoi DOC, Unit A, Hanoi URENCO, and JET. 

Seminar Material

Materials used in the seminar on 14 Jan. 2015 is now downloadable from here (jump to outside of this site).

Seminar on Integrated Solid Waste Management on 14 Jan 2015

The seminar on Integrated Solid Waste Management was held at Melia Hotel, Hanoi on 14th January, 2015. JICA Expert Team and Project advisers made presentations and about 150 participants attended the seminar for sharing the progress of the project and discussing solutions of the issues shared in the first workshop held on 8th August, 2014. Also, Co-learning Study Session was organized by inviting some provinces and discussing data collection system, legal issues, and contents of master plan in Thua Thien Hue as a model province. 

The seminar was summarized by Construction Television in MOC as the link below. Please click and see the outline.

http://truyenhinhxaydung.vn/portal/news/2015/01/10902/ban-tin-xay-dung-trong-tuan-tu-1201--1801/

 Opening Speech by Dr. Nguyen Hong Tien, Director of ATI, MOC

Opening Speech by Mr. Fumihiko Okiura, Senior Representative, JICA Vietnam

 Progress of Project by Mr. Hideki Wada, Team leader of the Project

 Upstream of ISWM and source separation trend by Dr. Kosuke Kawai, Project Advisor

 Downstream of ISWM and technology trend by Dr. Masato Yamada, Project Advisor

 Trigger to innovative SWM in Tokyo by Prof. Fujii, Project Advisor

Discussions 

Seminar on integrated solid waste management - Worldwide trend of solid waste management and the applicability in Vietnam

MOC and JICA Vietnam will organize the seminar on Integrated solid waste management - Worldwide trend of solid waste management and the applicability in Vietnam on 14th January 2015, at Melia Hanoi Hotel.

Please jump to here to see the agenda of the seminar.

Only 5 seats for private sector are available now!  
If you would like to register to attend the seminar, please contact by 12th January 2015:
Vietnam Waste Project Office, Ms. Ngo Thi Lan Phuong 
TEL: 04-3974-1712 / 0982.517.519  FAX: 04-3974-1512          
E-mail: ngolanphuong84246@gmail.com 

2 Weeks Training Course in Japan

Practical training course in Japan on 16-29 Nov, 2014

Lecture by Prof. Yoshida, JICA

Lecture by Ministry of the Environment

Lecture by Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry

 Site visit to domestic waste collection site in Chigasaki city 

Site visit to landfill site in Chigasaki city

Site visit to transfer station for composting site by Watami Ecology Co., Ltd.

Site visit to Sai no Kuni Resource Recycling Factory

Lecture by Osato Municipal Association and site visit to the incinerator