Environment and natural resources

Pollution and waste

Japanese firm look to expand recycling operations, support rural students

Japanese company GOMI Recycle 110 Co., Ltd., which has more than a decade of experience in waste recycling in Cambodia, has announced plans to expand its operations to several provinces and remote districts to support the education of poor students through recycling, in cooperation with ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japanese-firm-look-to-expand-recycling-operations-support-rural-students

Phnom Penh garment factory ordered to halt burning waste, polluting air

The Ministry of Environment has ordered the Xin Mei Fushi (Cambodia) Co., Ltd garment factory, located in Trapang Chrey village, Kakab II commune, in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district, to immediately cease the burning of fabric and plastic waste. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phnom-penh-garment-factory-ordered-to-halt-burning-waste-polluting-air

Two factories suspended for polluting public water sources

The Ministry of Environment has ordered the temporary suspension of production activities at Cambodian Noble Taste Food Co., Ltd. and Kubon (Cambodia) Biotechnology Co., Ltd., following their failure to comply with environmental laws and ministry directives to stop polluting public water sources. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-factories-suspended-for-polluting-public-water-sources

Kampot pig farm fined for water pollution

The Ministry of Environment has ordered an immediate halt to the discharge of untreated liquid waste from a pig farm in Kampot province’s Teuk Chhou district. The farm’s operators have been fined for discharging into a public canal. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampot-pig-farm-fined-for-water-pollution

Environment ministry warn of dangers of plastic use, burning waste

The Ministry of Environment has issued a warning about the health and environmental impacts of increasing plastic waste, especially the burning of plastic bags, which produces toxic smoke that can cause respiratory diseases, and even cancer. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-warn-of-dangers-of-plastic-use-burning-waste

King calls on public to join environmental, natural resource protection efforts

His Majesty the King has appealed to all Cambodians to work together to promote environmental conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources, in order to preserve these valuable assets for future generations. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-calls-on-public-to-join-environmental-natural-resource-protection-efforts

Impact of plastic waste key theme for tomorrow’s Environment Day

“Beat Plastic Pollution” is the chosen theme for tomorrow’s National Environment Day, as well as World Environment Day, which also falls on June 5. Cambodia, like the rest of the world, is experiencing rising concerns over the increase and impact of plastic waste. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/impact-of-plastic-waste-key-theme-for-tomorrow-s-environment-day

Leather processing company repeatedly pollutes waterways in Preah Sihanouk

Kubon (Cambodia) Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a leather processing company in Preah Sihanouk province, has been found to be illegally discharging liquid waste into the natural waterways, causing significant environmental damage and endangering local livelihoods, despite repeated previous warnings from authorities. ...

Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/leather-processing-company-repeatedly-pollutes-waterways-in-preah-sihanouk

Environment minister to polluters: ‘I have a sword, I will strike, with no exceptions’

Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has doubled down on warnings to the owners and operators of factories — especially mango processing plants — that discharge untreated wastewater into clean water sources, threatening that the ministry now has “a sword to strike with”. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-minister-to-polluters-i-have-a-sword-i-will-strike-with-no-exceptions-

Fourteen wastewater treatment plants under construction nationwide, as activist rep calls for preservation of natural lakes

Cambodia launched a $90 million wastewater treatment project in Kandal Province, bringing the total number of wastewater treatments to 14 nationwide. The initiative was welcomed by a civil society organization, which praised the government for ensuring environmental sustainability and public health. ...

Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/fourteen-wastewater-treatment-plants-under-construction-nationwide-as-activist-rep-calls-for-preservation-of-natural-lakes/

$20M methane reduction project launched in Cambodia

A $20 million ASEAN–South Korea Cooperation Project on Methane Mitigation (AKCMM) has officially been launched. The project aims to help Cambodia tackle methane emissions — one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases contributing to global warming. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-20m-methane-reduction-project-launched-in-cambodia

Prime Minister orders shut down of waterway polluters

Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered the suspension of operations at any factory or enterprise that lack proper wastewater treatment systems and cause pollution to public water sources, especially near rivers and the sea. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prime-minister-orders-shut-down-of-waterway-polluters

Cambodia targets zero pollution: Minister vows to eliminate destructive companies

In a move aimed at protecting Cambodia’s environmental future, Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has committed to eliminating all companies that cause widespread environmental destruction. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-targets-zero-pollution-minister-vows-to-eliminate-destructive-companies

Koh Kong ecotourism take on plastic waste threat with innovative campaign

Chi Phat, a renowned ecotourism community nestled in the Cardamom Mountains of Koh Kong province, is facing a challenge which it shares with so much of today’s natural world, plastic waste. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-ecotourism-take-on-plastic-waste-threat-with-innovative-campaign

Rural waste collection services guarding Tonle Sap from pollution

As part of ongoing efforts to protect the Tonle Sap Lake, residential waste collection services have been expanded into rural villages across Boribour district in Kampong Chhnang province. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rural-waste-collection-services-guarding-tonle-sap-from-pollution

Pursat trialling digital waste management fee system

The Pursat town administration will begin trialling a digital payment system for waste collection in Pursat town from the beginning of next month. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pursat-trialling-digital-waste-management-fee-system

Battambang factory reportedly polluting water source of 500 homes

A Chinese-owned fruit processing factory has been identified as the source of a polluted stream in Battambang province. Environmental officials have determined that the water source of around 500 households in two villages in Ratanak Mondul district’s Treng commune was affected. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-factory-reportedly-polluting-water-source-of-500-homes

Pailin factory fined $75,000 for repeated environmental damage

Mango processing company Cangxinlong Food (Cambodia) Co., Ltd has been fined 300 million riel (approximately $75,000) for failing to manage wastewater discharge, which polluted a public water source in Pailin province’s Stung Kach commune in Sala Krau district for the second time. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pailin-factory-fined-75-000-for-repeated-environmental-damage

Pailin factory pollutes water, kills fish

A fruit processing company in Pailin province’s Sala Krau district has been found responsible for discharging untreated wastewater. It has contaminated the water source for more than 40 households, with fish dying as a result of the pollutants. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pailin-factory-pollutes-water-kills-fish

Sophalleth: Seven factories found to be polluting waterways

At least seven of the more than 100 factories in Cambodia have been illegally discharging contaminated wastewater into natural clean water sources. One of the companies has been discharging polluted water for the past three years. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sophalleth-seven-factories-found-to-be-polluting-waterways

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