On March 10, 2016, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued Circular 03/2016/TT-BTNMT on the National Technical Regulation on the Environment: QCVN61-MT: 2016/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on Incinerators for Municipal Solid Waste.
The technical requirements for municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators are specified as follows:
- MSW incinerators must operate on a multi-stage combustion principle, ensuring there are primary and secondary combustion zones. The volume of the combustion zones, capacity, and residence time must be determined according to the guidelines in the accompanying Appendix;
- There must be measures to limit exhaust gas emissions to the environment through the MSW loading door;
- The chimney of the MSW incinerator must meet the requirements specified in the circular.
Furthermore, the Circular details the maximum permissible values of pollutant parameters in the exhaust gas of MSW incinerators, the operation and monitoring of MSW incinerators, and the methods for sampling and determining the parameters according to standards.
The Circular 03/2016/TT-BTNMT takes effect from May 1, 2016.
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