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Hanoi to end landfill waste disposal

9/19/2025 5:40:00 AM

The capital aims to eliminate the practice of burying household waste completely and switch to modern treatment technologies, according to an official.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Seraphin Waste-to-Energy Plant in Tung Thien Ward on September 18, Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Trong Dong noted that the city generates more than 7,600 tonnes of household waste daily, creating tremendous pressure on infrastructure, the environment and residents’ lives. For many years, most of this waste has been handled through landfilling, an outdated method that poses serious pollution risks.

According to Dong, the launch of the Seraphin Plant marks a transition from landfill disposal to advanced treatment, turning waste into a resource and contributing to a circular economy.

“The inauguration of the Seraphin Plant is only the beginning,” he said, adding that Hanoi is determined to end all household waste landfilling and replace it with technologies such as waste-to-energy incineration, recycling and reuse, alongside promoting waste separation at source and building an integrated collection and treatment system.


Construction on the VND 5,000 billion (approximately USD 196 million) Seraphin Plant began in March 2022. It started receiving waste in May and entered commercial power generation in July this year. The facility can process 2,250 tonnes of waste per day and generate 37 MW of electricity using Martin incineration technology from Germany. It currently handles about one-third of Hanoi’s daily household waste, reducing landfill disposal by up to 98 per cent.

By-products from the treatment process are recycled for economic and social development, including electricity fed into the national grid, ash used in precast concrete and non-fired bricks. From 2026, the plant plans to open free tours for residents and students to learn about modern waste treatment and environmental protection in the capital.

In addition to Seraphin, the Soc Son Waste-to-Energy Plant processes 4,000 to 5,000 tonnes daily, producing 90 MW of electricity. The city also plans to excavate old buried waste for treatment, converting landfill sites into public parks.

In June, the municipal people’s council approved a plan to build another waste-to-energy plant in Nam Son, Soc Son District, to handle daily waste, legacy waste and sludge, while improving the local environment. 

Source: Dtinews

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