Residents reported an odour from the open Long Trường waste station that affected nearby households. Le Thi Phuong, head of the Long Trường ward People's Committee's economic division, said this at a Ho Chi Minh City socio-economic press briefing on October 15.
The station receives household waste from Long Trường, Tăng Nhơn Phú and Long Phước wards.
Actual volume is three times the designed capacity
Monitoring figures supplied by the Long Trường ward People's Committee show that the station received about 140–160 tonnes of waste a day in 2025. During the first six months of 2026, the volume rose to 170–180 tonnes a day, against a designed capacity of 60 tonnes.
Since January 1, 2026, the Ho Chi Minh City Solid Waste Treatment Complex Management Board has handled collection, operation and transport from the station to treatment facilities after taking over its existing condition from the former Thu Duc City Technical Infrastructure Development Centre.
Long Trường ward monitors the station and works with the management and operating companies on problems. After the odour complaints, local authorities asked the operators to maintain odour-control measures and find a suitable solution for leachate and site sanitation.
Upgrade project delayed by legal procedures
In October 2019, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee approved a plan to renovate and upgrade the station with funding from a sponsoring company. Him Lam Real Estate Trading Joint Stock Company proposed building a closed, modern waste-compacting station on public land managed by the ward, then handing it over to local authorities.
The project did not proceed on schedule because of several legal procedures. In September 2025, the site was designated as technical infrastructure land for transferring household solid waste.
In December 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council approved funding for the station's upgrade, renovation and repair in the 2026 public investment plan. The project was assigned to the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Infrastructure Investment Project Management Board for 2026–2030.
On January 28, the city's Solid Waste Treatment Complex Management Board surveyed the site and collected information for a proposal on the investment policy.
At a meeting on July 22, the station was expected to begin construction in December 2026. At a September 7 working session, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Environment asked the relevant board to accelerate the procedures and ensure construction could start in November 2026. Long Trường ward said it would continue asking city agencies to resolve the obstacles and speed up the upgrade.
Sources: Thanh Niên
