Attending the conference were Nguyen Thien Nhan, Member of Politburo, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee;Nguyen Thanh Phong, member of the Party Central Committee, chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, representatives of ministries and central branches, representatives of 18 provinces and cities in the South, leading scientists in the field Waste treatment, especially more than 40 domestic and international investors.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen said that besides the rapid economic development and rapid urbanization, Ho Chi Minh City is facing many challenges. Traffic jams, floods and the environment, one of which is the problem of urban waste treatment with increasing volume, composition, diversity. The management of municipal solid waste in the past few years is no longer merely the management of domestic solid waste but also includes the management of industrial solid waste, hazardous waste and medical construction.

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