Cambodia’s waste management grid is still developing as not all cities are covered yet with waste collection and those who are, are not efficient enough. Rapid economic growth, urbanization and lack of environmental awareness are the key factors for the rising amounts of municipal solid waste. In Phnom Penh, the daily per capita municipal solid waste (MSW) production is at 0,73kg. As recycling is still not widely available in Cambodia, recyclable solid waste has to be exported to neighboring countries such as Vietnam or Thailand or other Asian countries like South Korea or China. 17,000 tonnes of cooper and 10,000 tonnes of plastic were exported out of the Kingdom in 2017. Another issue is the recurring mixing of hazardous, industrial and medical waste with general waste in dumpsites