Hanoi strengthens environmental sanitation management

10:36 AM, Tue March 31, 2026

Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Luu has signed Official Dispatch No. 1342/UBND-TMDT dated March 31, 2026, on strengthening environmental sanitation management across Hanoi.

Accordingly, the Hanoi People's Committee assigned communal-level People's Committees to strictly enforce household waste collection, transportation, and treatment in compliance with technical procedures and cost norms stipulated in Decision No. 50/2025/QD-UBND and Decision No. 87/2025/QD-UBND on solid waste management. 

Local authorities are mandated to develop and execute comprehensive plans for waste classification at source (WSAS) across all communes and wards.

Local authorities must adhere to the pilot schedule for household solid waste collection in accordance with Official Document No. 498/UBND-NNMT, ensuring 100% collection coverage with no residual waste left daily.

Authorities will launch communication campaigns to mobilize residents and households to dispose of waste at designated points and scheduled times while complying with environmental regulations.

Local authorities are required to restructure waste collection points, rehabilitate unsanitary bridge areas, and proactively establish transfer stations for household and construction waste aligned with local planning. Simultaneously, they must urgently allocate budgets to upgrade facilities for waste classification at source, to be completed before December 31, 2026.

Ward and commune police are tasked to coordinate with relevant units for regular patrols and inspections of construction sites. They will detect and penalize vehicles transporting construction materials or sludge that violate safety regulations, leak waste, or fail to undergo vehicle washing before exiting sites. Violations must be strictly addressed to ensure tangible improvements in environmental sanitation.

Authorities will also conduct advocacy to guide farmers in treating straw and agricultural residues using eco-friendly methods. Functional forces will strengthen inspections and enforce strict penalties to eliminate the burning of agricultural residues.

The Hanoi Police will coordinate with departments to monitor and sanction waste transport vehicles that fail to meet sanitation and safety standards, as well as those causing environmental pollution or violating traffic laws. Violations concerning construction site sanitation will also be strictly handled.

AI camera data will be shared with departments and local People's Committees to facilitate automated fines for littering, illegal dumping, and improper construction waste disposal.

The Department of Construction will lead inspections and supervision of civil and infrastructure projects. Investors and contractors are required to comply strictly with regulations on order, safety, and sanitation during construction.

Environmental sanitation units must sustain city-wide services, ensuring adequate manpower and modernized equipment to treat all daily waste. Priority will be given to mechanized collection and transportation vehicles. The city will continue its pilot program for waste collection starting from 8:00 PM daily, ensuring all generated waste is transported to treatment facilities per regulations.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment will delegate officials to coordinate with local authorities, monitoring environmental work and reporting units that fail to fulfill their sanitation tasks.A solution will be implemented to enhance the cleaning of transport vehicles heading to centralized treatment areas, aiming to improve the sanitary conditions of the city's waste fleet.

Authorities will ensure the safe operation of solid waste treatment facilities to receive all daily waste. Plans will be executed to maintain operations during the 2026 rainy season and respond to environmental incidents. The covering of exposed landfill surfaces must be completed before April 30, 2026.

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