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The households along the Boeung Trabek canal suffer the effects of uncollected garbage in and around the bank, Phnom Penh on December 27, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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STT’s Report Dredges Up Challenges in Solid Waste Collection in Phnom Penh

28 Dec 2024 9:52 AM|
Tang Porgech|

Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) released a report titled Phnom Penh Solid Waste Management 2024 on December 26, 2024, which compares the challenges between those in urban poor settlements and general residential areas.

A group of environmental activists take part in a 600 km cycling event in O’Por village, Romney commune, Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province on May 11, 2022. Photo: World Environment Day Festival - Cambodia

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Youth Activists Cycle 600-km to Mark World Environment Day

21 May 2022 10:20 AM|

Twenty-five members of a youth group who are marking World Environment Day with a 600-kilometer cycling campaign, say that although local authorities allowed the event to go ahead they were…

Villagers set up tents to guard disputed forest in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district. Photo taken on January 17, 2022. CamboJA/ Sorn Sarath

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Oral community to block entrance to forestland to protect from military clearance

21 Apr 2022 2:53 PM|

Villagers in the Oral district of Kampong Speu province are digging in to protect what they claim as their community forest land, despite increasing pressure from the military to leave…

A big tree has been cut along the bank of the Areng river in Koh Kong’s Thmor Bang district, in Bralay commune. Picture taken on 28 March 2022. CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich

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Illegal logging at Areng continues with lack of action by local authorities

21 Apr 2022 10:48 AM|

Areng, an ecotourism site in Koh Kong’s Thmor Bang district, is being threatened by logging.

Plastic waste floating on the sea around Koh Sdech island, in the Kiri Sakor district of Koh Kong province. Picture: Keat Soriththeavy

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Koh Kong’s ecotourism island marred by waste pollution

6 Apr 2022 3:54 PM|

Roughly two tons of waste are being pumped into the sea daily at Koh Sdech, one of Koh Kong province’s most attractive islands for ecotourists, which is also home to…

Solid waste collected on the Bassac River on March 21, 2022. Photo supplied

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Waste-intercepting boat to clean up Phnom Penh’s rivers

31 Mar 2022 4:51 PM|

The Ministry of Tourism and other relevant ministries, in cooperation with the Everwave company and the River Ocean Cleanup organization, has launched a mission to clean Phnom Penh's three rivers…

Wastewater flows into Kampot city’s creek, February 25, 2022. CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich

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Polluted Kampot city creek threatens the environment

10 Mar 2022 3:35 PM|

“If it is cleaned and many tourists come, I [am] also happy,” she said.

Wastewater flows into Siem Reap river. Photo taken in January 2022. Thon Ratha

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Environmental activist raises concerns over sewage treatment in Siem Reap province

12 Feb 2022 3:06 PM|

An environmental activist who served more than a year in prison in relation to his work released a video Friday that appears to show wastewater flowing into the Siem Reap,…

An orange pond, which villagers suspected of having high toxin levels, can be seen near the mining operations of Delcom in Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province. Photo taken on December 14, 2021. CamboJA / Vann Vichar

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Gold mining in Preah Vihear brings few riches, plenty of pain to community

31 Jan 2022 11:44 AM|

"The water in the pond next to the fence of the company and in the small river south of the company is at a very dangerous level, red, and even…

STT’s Report Dredges Up Challenges in Solid Waste Collection in Phnom Penh

Youth Activists Cycle 600-km to Mark World Environment Day

Oral community to block entrance to forestland to protect from military clearance

Illegal logging at Areng continues with lack of action by local authorities

Koh Kong’s ecotourism island marred by waste pollution

Waste-intercepting boat to clean up Phnom Penh’s rivers

Polluted Kampot city creek threatens the environment

Environmental activist raises concerns over sewage treatment in Siem Reap province

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STT’s Report Dredges Up Challenges in Solid Waste Collection in Phnom Penh

Youth Activists Cycle 600-km to Mark World Environment Day

Oral community to block entrance to forestland to protect from military clearance

Illegal logging at Areng continues with lack of action by local authorities

Koh Kong’s ecotourism island marred by waste pollution

Waste-intercepting boat to clean up Phnom Penh’s rivers

Polluted Kampot city creek threatens the environment

Environmental activist raises concerns over sewage treatment in Siem Reap province

Gold mining in Preah Vihear brings few riches, plenty of pain to community

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