2. 1. “Anti-Plastic Bag Campaign” (27 Nov 2015)
Who: Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Tourism/National
Committee for Clean City Assessment, Union of Youth Federations,
and UNESCO Office in PP
Aims: developing a plastic reducing and recycling habit among
Cambodian people, enhance their knowledge of reducing, recycling,
reusing plastic waste and stop littering plastic waste on the streets.
3. Event Details: A celebrating ceremony will take place at Wat Botum,
Phnom Penh, with short statements concerning plastic issue in
Cambodia by all the partners. There will be a special presentation of a
short video feature, “Plastic never dies,” produced by UNESCO, Exo
Foundation and Phare Ponleu Selpak.
Afterwards, a morning mobilization of youth groups would be
organized with the main goal of collecting the plastic in some areas in
Phnom Penh, in order to raise awareness on plastic waste reduction
and recycling.
5. 2. “Clean Green Cambodia”
Who: Simplon Cambodia Limited
Aims: An intiative to remove plastic waste and educate the public.
The “Plastics to Power” concept aims to reduce the amount of un-recycled
public waste in Cambodia while providing a commercially viable alternative to
fossil fuels. There will be the ability to convert significant amounts of
plastic/recycled waste to fuel oil each year. Most importantly CGC will launch a
public awareness campaign on waste management and recycling. The
engagement of local waste collectors will also have a positive impact on urban
poverty and culture.
6. Event Details:
• Company will pay a premium for plastic delivered to sites strategically spread
across the urban landscape for easier access. There will be no disruption to
the current collection supply chain. Sales of plastic will stimulate the local
economy and local employment. Positive public health will have a direct
impact on urban poor communities.
• Schools & Educational Facilities
Media campaigns using television, radio and print to educate about the
importance of a clean environment.
• Engagement of schools, including site visits, educational tours, lectures and
sponsored school projects. Any economic benefits derived from school-
sponsored recycling drives are expected to go directly back to the schools.
Youth and public engagement with “Clean Green Cambodia Days” will help
engage the community and generate interest from international media about
the initiative.
7.
8. 3. “Don’t Waste Your Waste campaign”
(Batdombong)
Who: the EXO Foundation & the Cambodian Education and Waste Management Organisation
Aims: accustom the community to a cleaner environment while also providing a
productive and sustainable use for the trash.
Event Details: gather discarded plastic bottles and fill them with other rubbish. The stuffed
bottles are then used as bricks with one small construction project already completed.
9. Economic incentive : empty
bottles normally sell for 30
riel, while full bottles earn
collectors 150 to 200 riel.
Khmer-language comic
10. Highlight- List of NGOs
Friends (www.friends-international.org, 023-986-601) and
the Community Sanitation and Recycling Organization take
paper and other products such as plastic bags.
The boutique Smateria (www.smateria.com, 023-211-701)
takes plastic bags, paper, cardboard boxes, milk and juice
boxes, and plastic straws.
11. Prime Tech (#10A, Street 324, Tuol Kork, 012-975-800 or 011-975-800) will take printer toner
cartridges and sells recycled cartridges.
The Anana computer store in Phnom Penh center has a recycling bin for batteries.
The Children's Surgical Center (http://www.csc.org) will take reading (and other) eyeglasses.
Organizations such as LICADHO (http://licadho-cambodia.org/, 023-360-965) and Friends will
take used clothing, electronics, and other items for donation to needy families or to sell.
12. Waste collection in Phnom Penh
• CINTRI (private company) and the Phnom Penh Municipality
• Poor neighborhoods and squatter communities where there is limited
road access – PP municipality
• Phnom Penh Waste Management Authority (PPWMA)
13. Related articles
• Turn Garbage Into Electricity
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/phnom-penh-city-hall-
hoping-to-turn-garbage-into-electricity-60724/
The article was posted on Wed, 10 June 2015 Brent Crane
Clone project from an initiative in Guatemala
Economic incentive : empty bottles normally sell for 30 riel, while full bottles earn collectors 150 to 200 riel.
Along with the construction initiative, the project also includes a Khmer-language comic strip about waste management that has been distributed among the community. The comic, designed by illustrators from the Phar Ponleu Selpak arts school, tells the story of a boy and girl who discover garbage littered around their formerly pristine village and decide to clean it up.
http://cambodia.usembassy.gov/green_trash_or_treasure.html
Several NGOs will take paper products to be recycled or made into materials that can be sold (helping the environment benefits communities)