Cambodians will need to adopt an environmental mindset as the nation moves towards a circular economy. A circular economy defines solid waste management where plastic pollution is reduced, renewable energy increased, and management of protected areas are improved. Cambodia is at the beginning, exploring options to move towards a circular economy, first with waste management based on a project launched last March. By 2040, if China practices a circular economy, pollution of fine particulate matter could drop by 50%, greenhouse gases by 23% and traffic congestion by 47%. To date, there has been no studies on the benefits relating to Cambodia’s adoption of circular economy.

Source: Bangkok Post May 26, 2019 07:41 UTC