National strategies/policies

Application of the environmental assessment system and environmental license to new and ongoing industrial activities with regard to the hazardous waste management.

Legislation, regulations and guidelines

Solid Waste Management Sub-Decree, 1999; Water Quality Management Sub-Decree, 1999; and Air Pollution Control and Noise Disturber Management Sub-Decree, 2001.

Economic instruments/ initiatives

Polluter pays principle have been applied for some individuals and industrial sectors. Licensed charges for some industries.

Measures taken by industries/waste generators

Industries and waste generator have been complied with Cambodian Regulation and Provision of Basel Convention. Some industries have been awarded with the ISO 14000 series certification.

Others

The following methods have been used as support tools to reduce and/or eliminate generation of wastes:

       ISO 14000s, ISO 18000, Life cycle Assessment and Greening of Supply Chain etc.;

       Research on clean technologies and waste minimization e.g. research on cleaner production in the dyeing and synthetic rubber industries; and

       Technical guidelines on the environmental sound management of hazardous wastes generated from communities e.g. laboratory waste, commercial waste, infectious waste, vessel and port waste.