According to Keo Chhannarith, the director of the Dangkor Dumpsite Management Committee, the Dangkor dumpsite will be full by the end of 2020 or the beginning of 2021. This was not supposed to happen before 2034. Amid the fast growing population of Phnom Penh and Cambodia in general it will be key in the next few years to reduce the per capita plastic waste generation. This starts with a change of consumer habits argue a lot of shop owners as, due to social norms and competition, they have to offer the clients plastic bags if they want some. For that to succeed it will be important to raise awareness in local markets.