Activities under the UNEP Mercury Waste Management Project in Cambodia

This document summarizes Cambodia’s activities under the UNEP mercury waste management project, presented at the 22nd Waste Management Partnership Area meeting. It describes the background of earlier national mercury inventory work, objectives and scope of current waste management efforts, and the implementation of surveys, data collection, workshops, and stakeholder consultations. It outlines sources and amounts of mercury-containing products and wastes, legislation and institutional arrangements, disposal practices including landfilling and incineration, and import and export aspects. It identifies stockpiles, summarizes proposed future activities, and highlights challenges in data availability, national infrastructure, public awareness, and financial capacity for effective mercury waste management.