Study Finds that Trash Disposal is Poor.

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Fri May 27, 2016 5:57 pm

It's not exactly breaking news:

Local trash disposal poor: study
Fri, 27 May 2016
Kong Meta

Waste management services organised by local authorities are underfunded and poorly monitored, with a lack of skilled bureaucrats one of the biggest challenges to the sector, according to a report released yesterday.

The study, by the National League of Communes and Sangkats, looked into rubbish collection and disposal at the district and municipal level, a sector the national government has recently attempted to strengthen.

“We face challenges because we have just begun,” said the league’s secretary, Pok Sokundara, at a workshop yesterday.

“What we have found out is that we are facing a lack of human resources . . . Roles and responsibilities have not been properly allocated to ensure implementation.”

Based on questionnaires answered by Cambodia’s 26 municipal authorities – including Phnom Penh – and 10 district authorities, the report found 25 of the respondents received no funding from the provincial or national levels, or from NGOs.

The use of waste management guidelines – which explain information about rubbish classification, bin distribution, waste collection schedules and official dumpsites – was exceedingly rare in the areas surveyed...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/l ... poor-study
However, this explains that, doesn't it ? :

Based on questionnaires answered by Cambodia’s 26 municipal authorities – including Phnom Penh – and 10 district authorities, the report found 25 of the respondents received no funding from the provincial or national levels, or from NGOs.

ot mien kampf · Post by **ot mien kampf** » Fri May 27, 2016 7:05 pm

World's most unnecessary study.

kiwiincambodia · Post by **kiwiincambodia** » Fri May 27, 2016 7:10 pm

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Fri May 27, 2016 7:17 pm

A lack of commercial size rubbish bins is one of the problems, the other is no-one empty's them until they are 120 % over full.
The only ones I have seen have been by the old market, but no more, the central market, and this one by the old white building.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Fri May 27, 2016 8:26 pm

Millions Given for Waste Management
Khmer Times/Mom Kunthear
Thursday, 26 May 2016

The government has allocated $5 million across the Kingdom’s 46 sub-districts and towns to help with waste management by national and local institutions.

Pok Sokundara, the secretary general of the National League of Communes/Sangkats (NLC/S), said yesterday during a Dissemination Workshop on the Survey Results in Solid Waste Management Practices at municipal and district levels, that the NLC/S in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS Cambodia) intended to help in the decentralization of waste management.

“To implement the regulations, we need capacity building and to train district officials on their new roles and responsibilities,” Mr. Sokundara said, adding that at a local level, human resources in the waste management sector are still inexperienced.

“For the budget, the government has provided $5 million at the local level in order to work on waste management. The big problem on this work is we have not set exact roles yet. Recently the Ministry of Environment transferred responsibilities of waste management to lower levels.

“That is a new responsibility, that’s why we need to train local authorities on roles and responsibility,” said Mr. Sokundara.

Leng Vy, an under-secretary at the Interior Ministry, told Khmer Times yesterday that the ministry is preparing information about waste management for the general public.

“We do not have plans to fine those who throw waste or garbage anywhere. However, we have an order from inter-ministries that outlines fines for throwing garbage in public places, but it is not so strict.

“I think that our country should fine people for littering because other countries have implemented strict rules on this issue,” Mr. Vy said, adding that before enforcement could be put in place, educating citizens on the harmful effects of litter was vital.

The NLC/S will educate people at the local levels on the effects of waste management after having completed a survey on the individual needs of each of the Kingdom’s 46 districts and towns last September and October.

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25476/ ... anagement/

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Fri May 27, 2016 8:32 pm

Well, that was quick. One minute, according to the PPP article there are no funds available, then the next thing you know - $5m available according to the KT.
A miracle.

Luigi · Post by **Luigi** » Fri May 27, 2016 9:24 pm

$5 mil. divided by ? . I'm really terrible at math but I do have an app for that. Lemmee see.
$5 mil divded by... hmm. Still does not compute. A country where absolute corruption is the rule. Trash? What trash? I don't see no trash. And neither do you.

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Fri May 27, 2016 9:37 pm

Luigi wrote:$5 mil. divided by ? . I'm really terrible at math but I do have an app for that. Lemmee see.
$5 mil divded by... hmm. Still does not compute. A country where absolute corruption is the rule. Trash? What trash? I don't see no trash. And neither do you.

Mostly deported, but still a few around.

willyhilly · Post by **willyhilly** » Sat May 28, 2016 2:35 am

What a rubbish article.

bolueeleh · Post by **bolueeleh** » Sat May 28, 2016 8:11 am

this study should be trashed

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