Battambang Province Gets New Landfill Facility

The project, funded by the Asian Development Bank, cost a total of $6.3 million, according to the Battambang provincial administration. Photo: Battambang Provincial Administration

PHNOM PENH – A new landfill has been inaugurated on March 21 in Battambang province to better manage waste generated by the provincial capital city.



The province’s new landfill site was built on a total area of 20.80 hectares in Paoy Svay village, Ta Kream commune, Banan district. It has four pits to store garbage, a waste treatment plant, a warehouse to store hazardous waste, and several residential buildings.



The project, funded by the Asian Development Bank, cost a total of $6.3 million, according to the Battambang provincial administration



During the project’s first phase – which will run until 2032 – only a single pit measuring 2.94 hectares is expected to be used. It has the capacity to store 313,703 cubic meters of trash.



While Battambang city produces about 300 tons of garbage a day, the new landfill will improve waste management in the area and reduce illegal littering on the city’s streets.



“Garbage is a big issue. People think it is small [and easy to handle] but this is not small,” said Sok Lu, Battambang governor, adding that more than 50 percent of the city’s residents don’t pay for the garbage collection service, which makes the problem of waste management even more complex.



 



Originally written in Khmer for ThmeyThmey, this story was translated by Te Chhaysinh for Cambodianess.


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