HCM city leaders attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s first hazardous waste treatment plant, December 20, 2019. (Photo: VNA)

The plant, based in the Da Phuoc solid waste treatment complex, will be able to handle 500 tonnes of waste per day and turn 70-90 percent of the waste into materials and products. It is scheduled to run on a trial basis in October next year and become officially operational one year later.

More than 2,000 big factories and 10,000 medium- and small-sized production establishments in the city generate nearly 2,500 tonnes of industrial and hazardous waste every day. The daily amount is predicted to reach 3,500 tonnes by 2025.