Phnom Penh Municipal Hall called on games’ visitors to dispose of their garbage correctly, noting that it has installing more than 600 bins along Win-Win Boulevard and near stadiums for the convenience of the public. Municipal Hall spokesman Met Meas Pheakdey told The Post on May 2 that the entire Phnom Penh administration has been preparing for the event.
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Many residents of Phnom Penh noted that during the ASEAN Summit hosted at the capital’s Sokha Hotel, the rubbish they were accustomed to seeing in the city was nowhere to be found, especially on the banks of the rivers, which seemed to have been carefully cleaned.
An estimated 500 people, including representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, Phnom Penh Municipal Administration, civil society organisations and youths, will gather to celebrate World Tourism Day 2002 with a massive rubbish collection programme in the capital.
River-Ocean Cleanup is set to display artwork made from river-collected garbage in Phnom Penh at a public exhibition on September 6 after 10 or more of their volunteers completed their trash and recyclables clean-up goals.