From waste to wealth: Kampong Chhnang model plant turning sanitation into sustainability

26 February 2026
The Phnom Penh Post
Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Pollution and waste / Solid waste
Asian Development Bank (ADB)

A $19 million wastewater treatment plant in Kampong Chhnang province is emerging as a model for how Cambodia can transform urban sanitation into long-term environmental protection, agricultural productivity and climate resilience. …

 Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/from-waste-to-wealth-kampong-chhnang-model-plant-turning-sanitation-into-sustainability

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