A Plate of Grilled Pork, Rice and Pickled Plastic Aok Sochenda walks through Toul Tom Poung market in Phnom Penh, holding a plate of beloved grilled pork and rice. But this plate of traditional Cambodian breakfast has an additional topping: cut-up pieces of a credit card.
Destroying Waste Without Destroying the Environment Cambodia produces more than 10,000 tons of waste every day, totaling more than 4 million tons over a year. A large part of this trash goes uncollected as most provinces do not provide collection services, even though it is the responsibility of local administrations.
The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Kruy Phal sits at a small store on a dusty road right next to a massive condominium development in southern Phnom Penh, selling snacks, groceries and bright colored ice cream popsicles. Village residents stop at her store, buy a pink or purple or bean filled popsicle, not far from the boulevard that dissects the fast-disappearing Boeung Tompun lake.
