Airport operators in Vietnam to conduct collection, storage, transport and treatment of wastes

Airport operators in Vietnam to conduct collection, storage, transport and treatment of wastes (Internet image)

Specifically, Article 12 of Circular 53/2012/TT-BGTVT regulates that every airport operator, business establishment’s owner and service provider at the airport who generates solid wastes shall prepare and implement regulations on classification, collection, storage, transport and treatment of solid wastes under regulations of laws on solid waste management.

Solid wastes from the aircraft prior to treatment shall be disinfected in case any warning about infectious epidemics is issued by the international quarantine agency. Every airport operator shall instruct business establishments and service providers at the airport to carry out the proper procedure for collection, treatment and transport of solid wastes to transfer stations in accordance with requirements for environmental protection.

Entities collecting and transporting solid wastes shall take measures for preventing dusts and solid waste from dropping during the process of collection and transport.

In addition, Article 13 of Circular 53/2012/TT-BGTVT regulates that airport operators, business establishments’ owners and service providers at airports generating hazardous wastes shall register for the sources of hazardous wastes, classify and manage such hazardous wastes in accordance with the Circular 12/2011/TT-BTNMT on hazardous waste management dated April 14, 2011 by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

Only entities having the hazardous waste transport and management practicing certificate are permissible to transport hazardous wastes in the airport.

More details can be found in Circular 53/2012/TT-BGTVT, effective from March 1, 2013.

Le Vy

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