Team details

Team members

• Sovann Nou
• Sreymach Kry
• Bura Ki Hong
• 💡 Tip

Project details

Describe your product and your key goals

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MPAC - Marine Plastic Action Center provides holistic solution to address plastic pollution.

MPAC is a combination of waste management facility with comprehensive marine actions include marine plastic collection, sorting, recycling , co-processing and creating emerging blue economy to address marine plastic pollution.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/bullseye_green.svg" alt="/icons/bullseye_green.svg" width="40px" /> What you want to achieve by March 2025

• Goal 1 - 3 communities where marine plastic pollution is heavily affected (fishing communities along the Mekong, Tonlé Sap, and Bassac rivers in Phnom Penh) are happily living in a clean environment.
• Goal 2 - One functional MPAC facility is built to continuously support long-term cleanup operations in Phnom Penh with well-trained personnel with essential skills to address marine plastic pollution.
• Goal 3 - Every community can implement effective waste management systems to keep rivers and oceans free from plastic pollution, using our SOP as a scalable blueprint for lasting environmental impact. </aside>

Describe what you need the most

<aside> <img src="/icons/bell-notification_pink.svg" alt="/icons/bell-notification_pink.svg" width="40px" /> Describe the kinds of help you need the most (funding, expertise, technology, access, etc).

• Ongoing financial incentivizing to sustain MPAC operation through Plastic Credit, donors, private companies, or government funds.
• Logistical support - build fully equipped waste management facilities (MPAC) in Kampot, Kep, Koh Kong, Sihanouk Ville, Kandal, Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, and Siem Reap.
• Technical support - Plastic Recycling specifically for marine plastic
• Impact report writer
• Media coverage </aside>

Describe your customers and the problem you are solving

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• 7 districts connected to rivers with a population of 1,473,911/ 2,353,000 in Phnom Penh.
• Due to population and economic growth, while waste management infrastructures are still limited in some underserved poor riverine communities, Phnom Penh has become the most vulnerable hotspot for marine plastic pollution. Plastic Waste transported from the Mekong approximately 500,000 tons entering the Tonle Sap basin from 2020 to 2030. Phnom Penh contributes about 80,000 tons 2.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/emoji-disappointed_pink.svg" alt="/icons/emoji-disappointed_pink.svg" width="40px" /> What pain points are you trying to solve?

• Marine Plastic Pollution in the Mekong, Tonlé Sap, and Bassac Rivers in Phnom Penh. </aside>

Photos

Chip Mong Insee (Co-Processing Plant)

Current Waste Management Facility (Before ABIC)

Current Waste Management Facility (Before ABIC)

After Cleanup - Bassac river (Phnom Penh)

During Cleanup - Bassac River (Phnom Penh)