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Keywords: Commercial solid waste, recyclables, composition, waste generation rate, Phnom Penh
INTRODUCTION
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is widely
recognized as one of the most problematic areas of
environmental management in the country. Because
the rate of waste generation keeps increasing and the
lifespan of existing landfill sites is decreasing, improved
waste management has become an urgent need
(Forfs, 2001). A rapid increase in the amount of
municipal solid waste is one of the key issues affecting
developing countries, particularly in the fast growing
cities (Jin et al., 2006, Minghua et al., 2009). Cambodia
is one of the developing countries in which the
development of all aspects are struggling to catch up
with the economic boom in the region. In Phnom Penh,
the capital of Cambodia, the population growth and
gross domestic production (GDP) are increasing rapidly
due to urbanization, economic development and
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Japan.
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Units
kg/table
kg/room
kg/person
Main sources
Large restaurants
Medium restaurants
Small restaurants
Beer gardens
Internet cafs
Large guesthouses
Medium and small guesthouses
Three-star hotels
Small hotels
Supermarkets
Family marts
Clothing shops
Groceries
Phone shops
Institutes
Primary schools
Universities
Ministries
Council of ministers
Microfinance agencies
Waste Generation
4.832
3.360
0.728
2.225
1.942
0.454
0.370
0.685
0.097
0.118
0.153
0.096
0.088
0.048
0.011
0.022
0.034
0.147
0.124
0.063
Table 2. Commercial waste generation rate (kg/source) on each day of the week
Generation Sources
Beer gardens
Guesthouses Large
Medium and small
Hotels
Three-star
Medium and small
Internet cafs
Markets
Supermarket
Family mart
Large
Restaurants
Medium
Small
Microfinance agencies
Schools
Universities
Institutes
Primary schools
Shops
Clothing shops
Groceries
Phone shops
Monday
41.30
14.20
6.34
41.45
6.04
34.43
6.08
6.70
105.17
71.23
4.24
15.10
44.35
15.35
18.66
1.49
4.83
2.05
Tuesday
31.40
13.07
3.59
39.40
5.30
32.83
12.48
8.18
99.14
46.38
5.98
13.98
61.95
12.79
14.50
1.60
5.05
3.68
Wednesday
38.41
13.32
5.95
46.82
4.30
27.55
11.30
8.27
123.88
57.17
4.76
14.95
29.70
16.13
16.10
0.35
5.05
2.55
Thursday
49.50
11.38
8.49
46.35
6.95
32.83
10.50
8.52
123.47
51.55
4.83
11.02
52.35
13.13
13.20
3.00
3.68
3.18
Friday
46.21
14.23
6.51
35.30
7.82
29.49
14.73
11.70
142.97
52.63
4.95
8.80
38.95
10.51
12.50
1.48
8.35
2.25
Saturday
53.89
10.55
4.13
39.20
6.99
30.50
12.63
8.98
121.68
53.31
6.12
8.50
30.70
14.34
12.00
0.55
2.80
3.13
Sunday
50.40
14.73
6.69
30.80
6.17
28.30
20.08
4.65
175.25
79.23
4.60
0.00
20.75
8.83
0.00
1.93
3.75
1.83
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Wood/bamboo
Charcoal
Other organics
Paper
Recyclable
Non-recyclable
PET bottles
HDPE
Plastics
Plastic film
Plastic bags
Plastic foam
Metals
Steel
Aluminum
Electronics
Stone,
ceramics
Inorganics
Batteries
Glass
Ash, dirt
Others
Textiles
Rubber, leather
Wax
Total (%)
Micro Internet
finance cafs
Restaurants
Large
Medium
Guesthouses
Beer
Hotels
Medium and
3-star
small
Markets
Shops
Super Family
Clothing
markets mart
Small
Grocery
Schools
Phone Universities Institutes
Council of
Primary Ministries
Ministers
Schools
35.15
72.28
68.71
63.11
72.21
59.70
39.10
49.22
57.74
43.09
48.15
49.60
45.98
60.58
46.94
48.03
46.60
44.57
25.66
31.54
0.62
0.04
0.79
0.92
0.39
1.61
4.14
2.57
3.67
4.67
0.07
0.03
1.59
0.07
0.81
4.71
24.99
33.05
0.42
0.06
0.83
0.08
0.28
0.15
0.38
0.49
0.33
0.19
0.17
0.71
0.48
0.31
0.90
0.54
0.36
0.49
0.28
0.14
0.02
1.25
0.35
0.21
0.06
0.04
0.01
0.06
1.15
0.09
0.11
0.01
0.02
1.63
1.16
2.46
1.12
0.20
0.21
2.07
0.57
0.03
3.76
0.01
14.18
0.48
0.93
0.05
0.08
0.31
3.29
2.21
1.88
4.41
3.71
4.77
0.30
5.67
2.93
1.09
2.85
0.31
8.69
2.15
18.67
11.66
8.41
9.14
6.05
16.70
14.98
7.81
9.69
21.25
8.59
9.42
10.64
4.49
7.86
19.15
19.69
16.08
15.23
12.18
2.49
0.58
0.72
0.25
0.43
0.30
2.07
5.35
1.06
0.40
0.29
4.41
3.04
0.61
1.28
1.35
1.79
1.35
1.16
4.06
0.64
1.68
1.99
0.96
0.82
5.31
6.73
2.82
6.41
1.17
2.41
10.14
2.09
1.90
7.94
4.82
4.54
2.06
1.71
0.03
0.01
0.28
0.01
0.34
0.01
0.41
0.29
0.28
0.03
0.02
12.07
7.68
7.22
9.02
11.77
7.58
17.29
17.54
10.45
15.27
8.46
12.14
21.01
20.22
24.36
12.14
17.83
17.06
11.10
9.35
0.88
0.04
0.06
0.07
0.32
0.24
1.25
1.27
0.25
0.17
0.98
0.35
1.59
0.72
2.29
0.69
1.25
1.40
0.79
0.46
0.17
0.63
0.52
0.35
0.09
0.51
1.03
1.24
1.42
0.48
0.17
0.52
2.30
0.23
0.81
0.32
0.15
0.59
0.62
0.05
0.03
0.35
0.23
0.92
0.91
0.52
0.31
0.11
0.21
0.17
0.59
3.72
0.03
0.05
0.02
0.23
0.06
0.10
1.02
0.01
0.02
0.15
0.11
0.01
0.83
0.04
0.01
0.33
0.06
0.24
2.19
1.46
1.07
0.27
0.83
4.48
0.59
0.54
0.21
0.37
0.45
2.98
4.29
0.89
0.65
3.61
1.46
0.24
0.05
0.01
0.03
0.11
0.21
0.47
0.09
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.82
3.22
4.34
12.14
0.38
10.61
4.95
0.55
4.65
0.98
17.41
13.06
2.56
0.34
1.90
0.53
0.25
2.90
4.32
1.84
1.10
4.52
3.58
0.17
4.69
0.03
0.21
0.64
0.15
0.15
0.54
0.06
1.34
3.67
0.01
0.08
0.3
0.22
0.21
0.12
0.07
3.04
0.23
0.28
0.35
0.40
0.44
0.70
0.51
2.58
1.27
0.69
0.52
0.40
2.56
1.57
0.45
2.35
2.40
2.10
1.33
0.26
0.10
0.04
0.07
0.01
0.20
0.64
0.06
0.52
0.04
0.07
0.04
0.01
0.01
0.50
0.04
1.29
0.03
0.20
0.01
0.09
0.05
0.01
0.06
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
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Generation
Generation Sources
kg/day
Microfinance agencies
Internet caf
Large
Restaurants
Medium
Small
Guesthouses
Large
Medium and
small
Beer Gardens
Hotels
Three-star
Small
Markets
Supermarket
Mini mart
Clothing
shop
Shops
Grocery
Phone shops
Universities
Schools
Institutes
Primary
schools
Ministries
Council of ministers
Average (%)
kg/cap/day
Food
Paper
PET
bottle
Steel
Aluminum
cans
Glass
Paper
PET
bottle
Steel
Aluminum
cans
16.58
0.08
0.00
0.00
0.74
0.00
0.75
0.00
3.08
10.76
1.89
0.13
0.04
93.26
1.31
27.31
0.86
0.42
1.08
0.42
3.24
0.20
0.15
0.18
0.20
0.01
197.78
2.14
10.78
0.87
0.46
0.08
1.01
6.86
0.96
0.54
0.41
0.30
0.20
101.52
0.73
13.84
1.42
0.46
0.43
0.65
8.31
0.92
0.02
0.12
0.16
0.10
12.19
0.26
25.92
0.00
0.52
0.00
0.84
0.00
0.41
0.03
0.18
0.04
0.39
38.38
0.63
0.00
0.00
0.39
0.52
6.13
23.11
0.30
0.11
0.11
0.19
0.33
10.45
0.39
0.00
0.00
12.09
0.00
1.71
0.00
3.02
1.87
1.18
0.59
0.29
74.88
0.84
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.29
0.00
4.43
1.45
3.52
0.82
0.20
45.51
0.43
0.00
0.49
2.22
0.19
0.73
0.00
2.27
1.52
0.86
1.15
0.09
10.05
0.23
0.00
0.00
7.80
0.00
3.19
0.00
3.97
2.73
0.25
0.30
0.13
18.84
0.20
0.00
0.00
1.07
0.00
0.96
13.75
0.71
2.26
0.18
0.11
0.10
13.66
0.25
0.00
2.66
1.35
0.24
4.95
2.77
1.43
2.83
2.62
0.31
0.35
2.42
0.13
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.94
0.24
2.42
0.00
2.96
7.76
0.15
0.00
6.81
1.81
0.00
3.31
0.00
1.29
3.50
0.38
1.42
0.00
3.14
0.06
0.00
0.00
1.14
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.68
2.60
0.00
0.21
0.02
70.15
0.04
0.00
7.98
2.33
0.00
1.18
0.00
4.92
0.67
0.79
0.50
0.03
30.22
0.04
0.00
3.73
11.12
5.34
0.96
0.00
2.26
1.34
0.63
0.15
0.01
18.27
0.01
0.00
0.00
1.85
0.00
0.30
0.00
3.59
0.24
1.42
0.12
0.18
80.80
0.19
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.61
5.95
1.06
0.48
0.06
203.80
0.13
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.56
1.96
1.06
0.56
0.09
52.48
0.41
6.10
1.13
1.05
0.34
0.85
3.51
1.77
1.54
0.87
0.42
0.13
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