PFC news and stories
How to help while you visit Siem Reap…
We recently collaborated with Two Can Travel to write a post for travellers to Siem Reap. It’s full of useful tips on what to pack, how to avoid single-use plastic and which restaurants and cafes to support. You can have a read here on the Two Can Travel... read more
Plastic Free in Southern Laos by Sarah Rhodes
“Charming by Nature” is possibly the most apt tagline for a place, well, this place. I arrived in Pakse, Southern Laos on the 18th of July to commence a project with the Swisscontact team based in Pakse, to promote refillable water bottles and less plastic pollution... read more
PFC’s passionate intern in Phnom Penh
“I came to Cambodia for 6 months at the beginning of 2018 and I decided to work for Plastic Free Cambodia as their missions make people aware of the incidence of plastic pollution. Indeed, I discovered this beautiful country with great pleasure, but garbage... read more
Helping with the future of PFC
The chance to volunteer with PFC was found for me by Accounting for International Development (AfID) who send volunteer accountants all round the world to help organisations that have a strong social purpose. On an AfID placement you are often following up the work of... read more
Siem Reap takeaway in eco boxes
That box can be composted! Inspired by our friends at Kampot Radio, we’ve put together this list of great places doing takeaway in biodegradable, natural boxes. Be sure that we’ll always encourage you first to take your own lunchbox or chan srak, but we... read more
My experiences with PFC – by “fundrider” Jens Tscheuschner
Everything started when I found out about the Fundriding Tour of the association Kleine Hilfsaktion e.V.. The tour is a guided scooter tour about 1200Km across Cambodia, for every kilometer driven it is necessary to acquire donations which benefits the projects of the... read more
From Plastic Free Cambodia to Plastic Free Somerset
So, I had been working with a UK waste management/recycling/energy recovery business for 9 years. My fantastic boss retired, the role changed and I became fed up with doing the same type of work. There were redundancies so I took the opportunity, feeling that I had to... read more
The Story of Plastic Free Cambodia
How did it all begin…? In June 2014, Sarah Rhodes, an Australia, attended an intensive training program on climate leadership, facilitated by Al Gore, former US Vice President and became part of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps. More inspired than ever and as part... read moreCase study: Reducing plastic at Victoria Angkor Resort
Changing the way we use plastic at Victoria Angkor Plastic Free Case Study The Challenge Siem Reap is experiencing a rapidly growing tourism industry and the affects of that pressure on environment has become apparent. In order to modernise and meet tourist demands,... read more
My Journey with Plastic Free Cambodia (PFC) by Ming Ho
Mission to Cambodia Siem Reap, Cambodia. How did I end up here? Over the years, I volunteered in several different parts of the world from Ghana to Kenya to the Dominican Republic, doing school-building projects and microfinance work, and teaching. While I enjoyed... read more
Soorsdey Kampot!
Faced with concerns about single-use plastic in her guesthouse in Kampot, Fie began to look for solutions. She first contacted PFC to source metal straws to use for their drinks and for visitors to buy. Fie previously worked in the service industry in her native... read more