At 5:00 a.m. on Friday, February 4, 4^th day of the ^1st lunar month of 2022), more than 1,200 workers and 75 specialized vehicles from the Da Nang Urban Environment JSC flocked to many downtown streets to do cleanups and collect a large volumn of waste discharged by local households over the past 3 Tet days.

Workers of Da Nang Urban Environment JSC clean up the road surface of the Song Han (Han River) Bridge in the morning of February 4. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Along with that, more than 40 workers joined the collection of hazardous waste from a total of 2,900 residential homes and accommodation facilities where COVID-19 patients stayed during their homes/residences-based treatment periods.

Before that, from 14^th -28^th days of the last lunar month of 2021, the company’s employees collected a total of 19,679 tonnes of domestic waste for treatment with the average volume increasing by 400 tonnes/day as compared to weekdays.

Particularly on the 29^th day of the 12^th lunar month of 2021, a total of 4,124 tonnes of garbage were collected, 4 times higher than normal days.

During the 2^nd and 3^rd day of the 2022 Lunar New Year, 227 tonnes of garbage were collected.
The operation and treatment at Khanh Son landfill ensures safety and does not generate environmental pollution.

Workers of the Hai Chau Environmental Enterprise collect garbage along Phan Dinh Phung Street. Photo: HOANG HIEP

The workers of the Thanh Khe Environmental Enterprise collect domestic waste twice as much as usual. Photo: HOA

The specialised vehicle is collecting garbage along the Vinh Trung lakeside area, in Thanh Khe District. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Workers check the list of residential sites where COVID-19 patients stay in order to make preparations for collecting domestic garbage. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by A.THU