Vinh City: The amount of waste during Tet holiday increases 3 times compared to normal days.

During Tet, the workload of Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh, a worker at Nghe An Urban Construction and Environment Joint Stock Company, increases even more. Her shift starts at 2 pm every day, through the night, and she returns home at dawn, but the collection is still not enough because the amount of garbage has increased dramatically.

The amount of waste during Tet in Vinh City is up to 1,000 tons/day, 3 times higher than normal days. Photo: QA

Ms. Thanh shared: “The job of collecting garbage is already hard, and during Tet, the work increases because every house cleans up, so a lot of garbage is taken out. Especially after the day of sending the Kitchen Gods to heaven, shops, companies, and houses start cleaning up and throwing garbage out. In addition, people's business and shopping at the end of the year are also more bustling, goods are pouring into the city from everywhere, so even though working hours have been increased, it is very difficult to collect them thoroughly…”.

From December 20, when the amount of waste begins to increase, sanitation workers must work throughout Tet, without days off, to ensure the streets are green, clean, and beautiful for people to enjoy Tet and welcome Spring.

According to statistics, if on normal days, the amount of household waste in Vinh City fluctuates from 280 - 320 tons/day, during Tet holidays it has increased 3 times.estimated volume of nearly 1,000 tons/day.

This year's Tet holiday, the garbage collection work is also more specific than previous years due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Currently, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vinh City is still increasing, the number of F1s isolated at home is also very large, therefore, the garbage collection in these areas during Tet must also ensure absolute safety and have a separate treatment process, not to spread the disease.

All sanitation workers have to work through Tet, and only after the first day of Tet can they divide their shifts to return to their families. Photo: QA

Mr. Nguyen Chi Thong - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nghe An Urban Environment and Construction Joint Stock Company said: "Commentwaste collection and treatmentThis year will be more difficult than previous years, so the company has proactively prepared a plan early. Accordingly, all employees and workers of the company must work throughout Tet to ensure the environment, and only after the first day of Tet will they start to take Tet holiday in shifts to return home to reunite with their families. The company also mobilized 70 vehicles and motor vehicles of all kinds to promptly handle and transport garbage, to avoid congestion and pollution before, during and after Tet...".

For households with F0, F1, garbage collection and treatment will also be handled separately. The company must increase collection vehicles and manpower because of new stages. For example, previously, only 1 person and 1 vehicle were needed to collect garbage on the roads, but now there must be a separate specialized vehicle to collect the quarantined households, and there must be an additional person to spray disinfectants along. In addition, the garbage treatment process is also more complicated. When bringing garbage to the complex, the amount of garbage from these households must be treated, and a separate burial pit must be dug, all protective gear of the workers must also be buried together, before burying, it must be sprayed with disinfectants and covered with lime powder to ensure absolute safety.

Waste from households with F0 and F1 cases must be collected and treated separately. Photo: QA

Previously,Vinh City People's Committeehas Plan No. 283/KH-UBND on organizing the decoration, decoration, propaganda and activities to welcome the New Year, celebrate the Party, and celebrate the Year of the Tiger 2022. Besides organizing activities, Vinh City also directs forces and wards to ensure environmental sanitation before, during and after the Lunar New Year.

Accordingly, the city directed the environmental company to organize regular and continuous waste collection, ensuring environmental sanitation throughout the city, especially in the city center areas, where cultural and artistic events are held, and to celebrate Tet. Wards and communes proactively coordinate with the environmental company, mobilizing people to carry out a general cleaning campaign during Tet, ensuring the environment is always green, clean and beautiful.