What are requirements of on site wastewater and exhaust gas treatment facilities applied to household production establishments in Vietnam?

What are requirements of on site wastewater and exhaust gas treatment facilities applied to household production establishments in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 41 of the Circular 02/2022/TT-BTNMT stipulating requirements of on site wastewater and exhaust gas treatment facilities applied to household production establishments in Vietnam as follows: 

- Household production, trade and service establishments shall evaluate conformity before installing the equipment for treatment of on-site wastewater and exhaust gas according to guidelines for technology and techniques specified in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.

- On-site wastewater treatment work and equipment of household and individual production, business and service establishments shall satisfy the following requirements:

+ Separate rainwater and wastewater collection systems before wastewater discharge into wastewater treatment work and equipment;

+ Scale of capacity of wastewater treatment work and equipment shall meet the maximum flow of wastewater generated;

+ Comply with environmental technical regulations on on-site wastewater treatment work and equipment;

+ Collect, classify, treat or transfer sludge generated from treatment work and equipment.

- The exhaust gas treatment work and equipment shall have suction hoods and equipment for collection and treatment of exhaust gas generated before emission to the environment through the exhaust pipe according to the characteristics, nature and flow of exhaust gas generated from production, trade and service activities of a household or individual scale.

What are regulations on medical waste transport and treatment in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 42 of the Circular 02/2022/TT-BTNMT stipulating medical waste transport and treatment in Vietnam as follows: 

- Ordinary medical waste shall be separately classified and collected from hazardous medical waste and domestic solid waste and managed as ordinary industrial solid waste specified in Section 3 of this Chapter. Hazardous medical waste shall not be recycled to produce utensils and packaging that are used in the food sector.

- Hazardous medical waste shall be separately classified and collected from ordinary industrial solid waste and domestic solid waste before being stored in the storage area at the generating facility in accordance with the Law on medical waste management. In case hazardous medical waste is allowed to self-treat and recover energy at the facility, the owner of the source of hazardous medical waste shall be allowed whether or not to classify hazardous waste according to existing technology and techniques.

- Hazardous medical waste- carrying vehicles and equipment shall comply with regulations of Articles 36 and 37 of this Circular and following specific requirements for environmental protection:

+ Hazardous medical waste shall be packed in packaging, storage tools and equipment before transport according to regulations of the Law on Medical Waste Management to ensure there is no leakage, break or odor emission throughout transport process;

+ Hazardous medical waste storage tools and equipment that are installed on vehicles shall have walls, bottoms, tight-fitting lids, hard structures; be resistant to impact, damage or leakage to ensure safety throughout transport process; be fixed or removable tools and equipment to ensure there is no drop or spill throughout transport process

+ Hazardous medical waste- carrying vehicles shall have insulated and closed containers. The size of the containers that comply with regulations of the Transport Law;

+ For the areas where specialized vehicles cannot be used to transport hazardous medical wastes but motorcycles can be used to transport, these vehicles shall have containers that are fastened on cargo rack (behind the driver's seat). The size of containers shall comply with regulations of the Law on Road Traffic.

- Hazardous medical waste shall be treated according to the following order:

+ Hazardous medical waste shall be treated at waste treatment facilities that have medical waste treatment items;

+ Hazardous medical waste shall be treated according to the model of a cluster of medical facilities. The medical waste of a cluster of medical facilities shall be collected and treated at the treatment system and equipment of a facility in the cluster);

+ Hazardous medical waste shall be self-treated at the hazardous medical waste treatment work and equipment within the medical facility's precinct.

- The Department of Natural Resources and Environment shall make and submit a report on regulations collection, transport and treatment of hazardous medical waste to the People's Committee of province for approval in accordance with local conditions and regulations on environmental protection. Regulations on collection, transport and treatment of hazardous medical waste shall include the following main contents:

+ Location and model of hazardous medical waste treatment;

+ Scope and measures for collection and transport of hazardous medical waste;

+ Information on organizations and individuals participating in the collection, transport and treatment of hazardous medical waste;

+ Other relevant issues.

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