Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam: 03 groups of normal industrial solid waste

According to Article 81 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, normal industrial solid waste (“NISW”) shall be classified into the following groups:

- NISW reused and recycled as production materials;

- NISW in compliance with standards, technical regulations and technical guidance used in production of building materials and leveling;

- NISW subject to treatment.

Concurrently, owners of businesses, dedicated areas for production, business operation and service provision, industrial clusters and organizations that produce NISW shall classify NISW at source as prescribed above; store NISW without causing environmental pollution. Unclassified NISW must be managed as NISW subject to treatment.

Note: NISW containing hazardous waste that has not been classified or cannot be classified must be managed in accordance with hazardous waste management regulations. Classified NISW must be stored separately without being mixed with hazardous waste; without release of dust and leakage of wastewater into the environment; with appropriate equipment and tools and in appropriate storage areas in accordance with regulations laid down by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam.

Besides, NISW must be transported in accordance with the following requirements:

- NISW must be contained in equipment and tools to avoid leakage during transport, except for the case where the waste in large quantity must be contained in equipment or tank of the transport vehicle;

- Classified NISW must be transported separately prescribed;

- The vehicle used for transporting NISW subject to treatment must have a GPS tracking device meeting technical requirements and comply with regulations on routes and time of operation adopted by the provincial People's Committee.

View more details at the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2022.

Ty Na

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