Waste classification at source: Need for synchronous participation

Waste classification at source (PLRTN) is a regular task of the entire political system; this activity must be disseminated to party members in the entire provincial Party Committee and widely propagated among the masses; Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations must focus on leading and directing serious and effective implementation... These are the contents of the newly issued directive of the Provincial Party Standing Committee.

Waste sorting activities at source on the occasion of World Environment Day in Dong Nai. Photo: Hoang Loc

This reduces the burden of processing while promoting a circular economy , improving the living environment and forming a civilized lifestyle.

Regular tasks of the entire political system

In early December 2025, Comrade Ton Ngoc Hanh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, signed and issued Directive 02/CT-TU of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on strengthening the leadership of Party committees in classifying domestic solid waste at source and collecting, transporting and treating domestic solid waste after being classified in the province. This is a step to continue and upgrade Directive 54-CT/TU issued in 2020 by the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, in the context of increasing waste generation and increasingly urgent environmental protection requirements.

According to the Provincial Party Committee's assessment, after 4 years of implementing Directive 54, many positive results have been recorded. That is, 44% of households (formerly Dong Nai province) have PLRTN; every day, about 221 tons of waste are classified and treated on-site through recycling, reuse or composting. Investment in and renovation of transfer stations, collection vehicles and enhanced monitoring of waste treatment have also been improved, helping to significantly reduce transportation and treatment costs for the budget.

However, the infrastructure for waste classification, collection, transportation and treatment is still lacking in synchronization, especially in remote areas and border areas in the North of the province. Also in this area, temporary landfills have been formed, affecting the environment and aesthetics; the awareness of waste classification among people and some organizations is not high; inspection and supervision work is still limited.

To implement synchronously and effectively across the province, the Provincial Party Standing Committee issued the above Directive No. 02 and requested to disseminate it to all Party members and widely propagate it among the people to create synchronous changes, towards a green - clean - sustainable living environment.

The Directive focuses on implementing 6 key groups of tasks, emphasizing: strengthening the responsibility of leaders of Party committees and authorities; making PLRTN and combating plastic waste a regular task of the entire political system; standardizing collection and transportation vehicles; expanding the collection network to remote areas, investing in modern treatment technologies such as incineration for electricity generation; along with applying sanctions to households and organizations that do not classify waste; strengthening propaganda and replicating waste classification and recycling models in the community.

Previously, at the end of November 2025, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch 10614/UBND-KTN on the province-wide implementation of the model of skillful mass mobilization to classify solid waste that can be recycled and reused. The plan assigned the Provincial Women's Union to preside over and coordinate with the Provincial Youth Union to guide and mobilize members, union members and people to participate; at the same time, propose appropriate communication content. Departments, branches and organizations continue to mobilize exemplary cadres, civil servants, union members and members to participate and transfer recyclable waste to skillful mass mobilization groups. Commune-level People's Committees are responsible for propagating and mobilizing households to register for implementation.

So that every citizen knows and practices

Before the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Committee issued the above instructions, in October and November 2025, the Department of Agriculture and Environment organized more than 12 training courses on PLRTN and environmental protection communication skills for propagandists of 95 communes and wards; high school teachers and continuing education centers. The training courses aimed to improve communication skills, foster professional skills in waste classification and storage, and provide guidance on handling acts of not implementing PLRTN according to regulations.

Currently, on average, the whole province generates about 2,677 tons of solid waste every day. Of this, about 79% is collected and treated according to regulations; the rest has not been collected and treated according to regulations.

At the conference to evaluate the results of the implementation of tasks after 5 months of provincial merger held at the end of November 2025, comrade Nguyen Tuan Anh, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, said: The PLRTN activities in the past time have helped reduce a large amount of waste that must be transported to treatment areas, thereby saving budget costs. The work of reviewing and upgrading transfer stations and garbage receiving points has also been implemented according to the roadmap; collection units have invested in new and renovated vehicles to meet regulations; inspection and supervision of garbage collection, transportation and treatment activities have been strengthened to promptly detect and handle violations.

According to comrade Nguyen Tuan Anh, these results contribute to raising awareness among people and organizations; gradually forming the habit of waste classification, reducing pressure on the treatment system and creating people's trust in the Party's leadership in environmental protection.

In the coming time, the Department of Agriculture and Environment will continue to strictly manage the collection and treatment of waste, limiting the impact on people's lives; at the same time, proactively work with localities and related units to coordinate the volume of waste to appropriate treatment areas; guide the People's Committees at the commune level to implement the recycling and reuse model after classification to reduce the volume of waste to be treated. The Department will also advise the Provincial People's Committee on a plan to handle temporary landfills in the northern part of the province, and issue regulations on the management of domestic solid waste in the whole province.

Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Tran Trong Toan shared: The Resolution of the 1st Provincial Party Congress, term 2025-2030 sets the target that by 2030, 97% of urban waste and 90% of rural waste will be collected and treated according to standards. One of the key solutions is to strengthen PLRTN for recycling and reuse. Thereby, reducing the pressure of collection, treatment and burial in the environment.

Hoang Loc

Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202512/phan-loai-rac-tai-nguon-can-su-vao-cuoc-dong-bo-57201ad/