'Packaged' industrial waste floods Formosa
Images of the solid waste collection area in the Formosa Ha Tinh factory. It is worth mentioning that this solid waste is pre-packaged and lying haphazardly in the wastewater treatment plant area.
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Solid waste is packed into bags, piled up at the wastewater treatment plant area, and prepared to be loaded onto trucks to be transported out of the factory. |
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The waste bags were so heavy that Formosa had to use a crane to load each bag onto a waiting truck. This truck had the license plate 74C-04663. |
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Trucks carrying solid waste out of the factory. Currently, there is only information that Formosa signed a transportation and treatment contract with Ky Anh Urban Environment Management Company. And this company is confirmed to not have the function of treating industrial waste. |
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Formosa company employees are cleaning the industrial waste collection area. |
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According to available information, this solid waste is the amount of sludge left over from the discharge area and wastewater tank. |
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Sludge cakes are roughly packaged and thrown away at the Formosa wastewater treatment plant. |
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Currently, the authorities have confirmed that Formosa's signing of a contract with Ky Anh Urban Environment Management Company is incorrect. This company has no function. |
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A Formosa employee said that this waste could not be ordinary household waste. Because this area is a wastewater treatment plant, household waste does not accumulate here. |
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Yesterday afternoon, authorities worked with Formosa to clarify the origin of the waste buried at the urban environmental company and the transportation and treatment contract. |
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Authorities continue to take samples of mud cakes at Formosa for analysis. |
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Close-up of Formosa waste buried at a farm in Ky Anh town. |
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Waste piled up at the farm, believed to belong to Mr. Le Quang Hoa, Director of Ky Anh Urban Environment Company, has just been discovered by authorities. |
According to Vietnamnet.vn