NLT Group at the commissioning ceremony of the Thanh Xuan ward waste transfer station, Ho Chi Minh City

On the morning of 23/04, the commissioning ceremony to put into operation the waste transfer station in Thanh Xuan Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City took place. The project was implemented by NLT Group in coordination with other units, with the goal of gradually modernising waste collection and transport processes and minimising impacts on the environment and urban aesthetics. Currently, Ho Chi Minh City generates about 9,700 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per day, with the annual growth rate of waste volume at approximately 6–10%. The average daily municipal waste volume per capita in Ho Chi Minh City is about 0.98 kg/person/day. The rapid increase in urban MSW, with diverse and complex characteristics and composition, has become a major pressure on authorities as well as collection, transport and treatment units. Although 100% of Ho Chi Minh City’s MSW is collected and treated, in recent times, during the process of waste consolidation at transfer stations before being transported to central treatment facilities, secondary pollution has arisen in the form of odours and leachate. In order to resolve the situation of transfer stations causing environmental pollution, and to renovate, upgrade and newly build stations that meet technical requirements, NLT Group has developed a design concept for a waste transfer station in which the waste reception area and vehicle waiting area are fully enclosed.

These transfer stations all use modern waste compaction technology. Leachate is collected into a channel and directed to a pre-treatment facility to meet standards before being sent on to the wastewater treatment plant. At the same time, an odour extraction system is designed to capture all odours generated from the wastewater treatment system. In addition, to enhance functionality at the stations, NLT Group has equipped key modern technological systems such as AI camera systems, electronic weighing stations, sludge dewatering machines, wastewater treatment systems and our smart environmental technology ecosystem. These do not only improve urban sanitation quality but also ensure environmental protection, traffic safety on urban routes and the health and living conditions of local residents.

According to Chairman Bui Huu Phu – Chairman of NLT Group, this station is equipped with advanced compaction systems and devices such as mist spraying odour control, exhaust extraction and filtration systems, on-site wastewater treatment, a weighing station and AI camera systems for 24/7 monitoring. Each day, the station can compact from 150 to 200 tons of municipal waste. With this modern equipment, the compaction station will help gradually eliminate open-air waste gathering points that cause environmental pollution. Especially from the very first days of operation, surveillance cameras have been installed at the weighing station area and the entrance and exit. This helps local authorities and management units easily monitor waste collection vehicles entering and leaving the station and the volume of waste received, facilitating quick handling of arising issues. At the same time, it helps ensure that waste transport vehicles operate according to the prescribed schedule, thereby reducing traffic congestion when entering and exiting the station. Thus, the waste transfer station is an optimal solution to the current challenge of “mechanising waste collection and transport” in major urban areas in Vietnam and around the world. When this transfer station model operates successfully, both the city and its residents gain two simultaneous benefits: economic and environmental.

In the future, when the waste transfer station goes into stable operation, NLT Group hopes the station will significantly improve the efficiency of waste collection and transport, enhance urban sanitation quality, make streets cleaner and, in particular, eliminate and greatly reduce many waste gathering points that regularly cause pollution. NLT Group believes this is a waste transfer model that applies modern treatment technologies suitable to the Vietnamese context. It represents a breakthrough in operational optimisation, promoting a healthier and more sustainable living environment for the community while at the same time reducing the financial burden on localities for waste treatment.

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