Situation of e-waste management in Cambodia

摘要

With regarding to the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia's policy to reduce the poverty,Cambodia has allowed to import both the branch new and second hand of electronic and electric equipment to meet demand of local people.The importation of EEE second hand include the scrap metal into Cambodia,most of them are un-functional or low quality,which cannot use,use only in short-period (one to three years) or doesn't work or is broken.In condition of using EEE above,it has been generated of WEEE and the flow of EEE through the repairing,reassemble/refurbishment and dismantling include junkshop and then recycling and informal exported of the reusable part and recyclable material to abroad.