Gendered Landscape of Waste Management in Cambodia Citation: “In Cambodia, women clean the dishes at home, women take the waste to the garbage bin […] So they play a very important role in waste management at household level.” – says Sok Serey, Professor of Philosophy at the Royal University of Cambodia. By Marie Kaiser
Nexus Gender & Waste This article looks at the interconnection between gender and waste. Gender, as a social construct shaping our norms, behaviors, and roles, intertwines with waste, (also) an omnipresent companion of our daily lives. The connection may not be visible at first glance, but simply because, as the UNEP beautifully puts it, “it simply mirrors what is seen elsewhere” (Nakamura 2022). The symbiotic relationship between gender and waste is best illustrated by tracing the different levels of the waste sector. Household, community, operation and policy are all areas involved in a country's waste management and are also intertwined with gender, together forming an unbroken cycle. By Marie Kaiser
The Zero Waste Approach and its Applicability to Cambodia South East Asian countries are depicted with plastic polluted beaches, plastic waste on the curbsides, and marine animals washed up on shore with plastics found in their stomachs. However, a closer look at the waste sector of specific cities and municipalities in some countries reveals a remarkable zero waste movement. This article embarks on an exploration of the zero waste approach and discusses its feasibility for Cambodia. By Marie Kaiser
Signing the new Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Environment Signing the new Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Environment on future cooperation in the field of Sustainable Cities. It was mentioned that in order to promote sustainability of cities all parts of population must be included in planning and implementation: young and old, men and women, rich and poor.
Veins of Phnom Penh: Urban waste pickers as the best infrastructure for recycling waste Image credits Waste is pervasive. Its omnipresence in urban Phnom Penh is undeniable. It’s there. On the streets, in the corners, in the backyards of ownerless properties – in the waste pickers’ pushcarts and the Cintri workers’ hands. Its visibility robs the city’s breath. But its pulse still goes through its vein. The vein which has been erected and hand-built by mainly women waste pickers who constantly collect recyclable waste pieces while looping around the city. These people collect what they find to be sellable and reusable. These people basically make keep the city clean. By Kathrin Eitel
On our way to Siem Reap: too much rubbish in the midst of beautiful nature. Really sad. More rubbish collecting action like that of some youth in Siem Reap needed.
Young ideas on environmental protection in Cambodia – A presentation on 30-May-2018 at Impact Hub Phnom Penh This evening in the Demo Day – Youth Eco Labs at Impact Hub Phnom Penh, 7 groups of young collective Cambodians ultimately get a chance to present their business models behind the motive “Solve Cambodia’s Environmental Problem through Entrepreneurship and Innovations”.
Growing Sustainable Livelihoods Through Bamboo Straws Interview with Tessa Polder, founder of ‘Suck On That’, a Cambodian bamboo straw social enterprise
