Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Environment has found that two companies in Phnom Penh have released waste that is harmful to the environment and require them to implement legal measures to protect the environment and promote public health.
Regarding this case, the inspection team of the General Department of Environmental Protection led by Mr. Cho Thol, Deputy Director of the Department, on July 14, 2026, joined experts from the Phnom Penh Environmental Department and inspected environmental pollution caused by XSLJ (CAMBODIA) GARMENT CO., LTD. and YUN JIAN GARMENT CO., LTD. Located in Russey Village, Sangkat Stung Meanchey 2, Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh.
The team found that XSLJ (CAMBODIA) GARMENT CO., LTD, a type of garment factory, burned approximately 100 sacks of fabric/day (30 kg/sack) in the first furnace and burned 10-15 cubic meters of firewood/day in the second furnace and used diesel fuel to increase combustion.
Although the company is equipped with a smoke filter, the potential source of pollution was initially checked and found that the air quality from the boiler flue exceeded the standard. In addition, the company has prepared an environmental protection contract, but has not yet obtained a waste discharge permit.
On the same day, YUN JIAN GARMENT CO., LTD. As a type of garment sewing service, the team found that the company used about 10 kg of shredded fabric per day to burn in the boiler, which was a normal type of boiler and did not have a filter system to clean the smoke.
The team checked the air quality from the primary boiler chimney It turns out that the results are above standard. The company did not properly implement the law by not preparing the relevant environmental protection contract and waste discharge permit.
Before the Ministry of Environment, measures were taken against the two companies according to the Environment and Natural Resources Code, Articles 161, 173, and 668, and Sub-Decree No. 42 on Air Pollution Control. The Ministry of Environment also requires the company to be subject to interim fines and to pay compensation for public health impacts and environmental damage based on actual assessments by experts. In addition, the company must immediately stop burning cloth in the boiler and must install a proper smoke cleaning system from the boiler and comply with the specified standards.
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