Hun Sen aims to ban imports of non-recyclable waste

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Cambodia could soon become the next Asian country to reject the importation of rubbish from overseas, despite suggestions from the private sector that Cambodia could burn waste to produce electricity. According to The Guardian, China’s ban on foreign waste last year left developed nations struggling to find places to send their rubbish.

 

“Huge quantities have since been redirected to south-east Asia, but opposition to handling exported waste is growing in the region,” The Guardian said in its report. It added that other countries in Asia, such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, have also sent back containers full of rubbish to Canada, France and other developed nations.

 

Cambodia’s plans for its rubbish imports were announced during a Council of Ministers meeting presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday.

During the meeting, Mr Hun Sen said the Kingdom’s institutions must be wary and ban the importation of waste from overseas.

 

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