Country profile

Cambodia

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Cambodia.

Indicator year 2020E. Asia & PacificLMIC

Municipal waste generated288.1kg per person · 2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage54%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate4%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste46%2020 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported material shares

Food and organics55%

Other materials17%

Plastic10%

Glass8%

Metal7%

Paper and cardboard3%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2020 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Uncollected46%

Landfill, unspecified44%

Recycling in treatment mix4%

Incineration4%

Composting2%

National waste lawYes

National waste planCambodia: Solid Waste And Plastic Management Improvement Project

Responsible institutionMinistry of Environment

Producer responsibilityYes

EPR operating statusOffcial policy or strategy document approved

Deposit-return systemNot reported