On June 14, Dalat Urban Services JSC mobilised workers and specialised vehicles to collect waste from major streets across Dalat, aiming to reduce backlogs and prevent further environmental pollution.
The operation began after the Dalat Solid Waste Treatment Plant resumed accepting waste following a two day suspension.
Piles of rubbish caused pollution along Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street on the morning of June 14 (Photo: Minh Hau).
The company deployed 200 workers and 16 specialised trucks to collect rubbish from key roads including Phan Boi Chau, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Bui Thi Xuan and Le Hong Phong, as well as the Dalat Market area and neighbourhoods in Lam Vien - Dalat Ward, Cam Ly - Dalat Ward, Xuan Truong - Dalat Ward and Langbiang - Dalat Ward.
Waste collection efforts continued throughout the night of June 14 in a bid to quickly restore cleanliness and eliminate pollution caused by accumulated rubbish.
A section of the waste treatment area inside the Dalat Solid Waste Treatment Plant (Photo: Minh Hau).
As previously reported, many streets in central Dalat experienced severe waste build up on June 13 and 14 after the city's waste collection and treatment system stopped accepting rubbish.
According to Dalat Urban Services JSC, the Dalat Solid Waste Treatment Plant, operated by Green Energy Environment Co Ltd and located in Xuan Truong - Dalat Ward, suspended waste intake from 6 pm on June 13. As a result, dozens of garbage trucks were forced to queue outside the facility.
Earlier, on June 12, Green Energy Environment Co Ltd notified authorities in central Dalat wards that the Lam Dong Region I Civil Judgment Enforcement Office had instructed a bank to restrict debits from the company's accounts from June 11.
The company said the restrictions prevented transactions needed to purchase fuel and food, and to pay for machinery and equipment repairs, making it impossible to continue operating the plant.
Built on a 28-hectare site, the Dalat Solid Waste Treatment Plant has been in operation since 2015 and processes between 350 and 370 tonnes of waste daily for the Dalat urban area.
The facility has previously suspended operations on several occasions due to disputes related to waste treatment pricing.