City profile

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Indicator year 2016E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated480.7kg per person · 2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage91%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate6.9%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste16.7%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping9.5%2016 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2016 · reported material shares

Food and organics49.2%

Plastic21.1%

Textiles8.0%

Garden and green waste6.7%

Paper and cardboard6.5%

Diapers and hygiene products2.9%

Other materials2.0%

Glass1.4%

Metal1.1%

Rubber and leather0.9%

Hazardous waste0.1%

Electrical and electronic waste0.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2016 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Landfill, unspecified57.9%

Uncollected16.7%

Open dumping9.5%

Unaccounted9.0%

Recycling in treatment mix6.9%

Primary collectionNot reported

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelMunicipal

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo