| Author | Ang Sopha |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. EV-99-32 |
| Subject(s) | Refuse and refuse disposal--Cambodia--Phnom Penh
|
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Solid waste collection in Phnom Penh City faces some difficulties by reasons of increase of
refuse on the paves and public places, lack of cooperation of local people and adequacy of
materials. To improve the current conditions, the facilities should be developed. Proposed
collection system with the operation and maintenance, cost analysis of equipment were done to
estimate the unit cost of waste collection. Unit cost of waste collection is equal to the total cost
of operation and maintenance of all equipment used in solid waste collection facility divided
by the amount of total collected waste. Also, people attitude and their willingness to pay more
to promote the present service were determined using a designed questionnaire. The quantity
of solid waste collected by the existing system is 1,206 m3
/day which is 75 percent of total
waste generated. The overall cost of collection and hauling of solid waste is found to be $
1.44/m3
•
It was found that the use of Sita, Rear-loading compactors and open-top trucks with the
capacity of 12, 21 and 6 cubic meters are suitable because the operation and maintenance costs
are cheapest in comparison to others.
In the proposed system, there are two options in the estimation of equipment required for solid
waste storage and collection facilities. The first option is estimation of equipment to be used in
inside and outside the dike areas, and the second is estimation of all equipment required for
each source of waste generated. Although the cost is about the same, the cost of waste
collection in first and second option are $ l.71/m3 and $1.73 I m3
• The first option is more
reasonable to use than the second because the time of collection is shorter. Better system could
be achieved through increases of collection charge and some incentives from government
since 50% of the households are willing to pay more. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Environmental Engineering (EV) |
| Chairperson(s) | Preeda Parkpian ;Nguyen Cong Thanh; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Wiboon Boonyatharokul ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA); |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999 |