Plastic and rubbish everywhere

... but not a bin in sight.

I remember the rubbish issue being bad when I was last in Cambodia, but it seems to have got far worse. 

Yesterday on our road journey to the capital we saw people lobbing their rubbish from their cars and motorbikes onto the side of the road. The photo I share was from a tourist hill viewing point in Battambang.  It does not help that there are hardly any bins (if any) to use. But people will continue to drop or throw their rubbish as that's all they know and have ever done. I looked odd today carrying my empty water bottle around the city while searching for a bin.

I'm not sure what century they will move away from plastic. You go to a shop or get a takeaway - they will box in plastic, add a plastic spoon and then put in a plastic bag. I laugh and say no plastic when they offer it to me. They look at me as if I'm nuts.

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