Table 2 Annual mismanaged plastic waste generation rate (\(\mathrm{Annual }{\mathrm{MPWGR}}_{Prov}\)) per capita and total mismanaged plastic waste \(\mathrm{Annual} {\mathrm{MPW}}_{Tot}\) in 2018 within the flood boundary.

From: Projected plastic waste loss scenarios between 2000 and 2030 into the largest freshwater-lake system in Southeast Asia

Province

Flooded Population

WGR capita−1 day−1 (kg)

TWC (%)

Plastic (%)

Middle (15.5)

High (19.32)

Low (10)

MPWGRProv (kg)

MPWTot (tons)

MPWGRProv (kg)

MPWTot (tons)

MPWGRProv (kg)

MPWTot (tons)

Battambang

4311

0.63

86

5.07

22

6.32

27

3.27

14

Kampong Cham

130,085

1

83

9.43

1227

11.76

1529

6.08

792

Kampong Chhnang

124,730

0.4

62

8.66

1080

10.79

1346

5.58

697

Kandal Province

146,340

0.83

54

21.54

3152

26.85

3929

13.90

2034

Kampong Phom

35,495

1

52

27.27

968

33.99

1206

17.59

624

Phnom Penh

161,931

1

83

9.43

1527

11.76

1904

6.08

985

Pursat Province

5356

0.03

72

0.47

3

0.59

3

0.30

2

Siem Reap Province

48,170

1.38

61

30.78

1483

38.36

1848

19.86

956

Floating communities

7236

0.03

0

1.70

12

2.12

15

1.10

8

Total

663,656

   

9473

 

11,807

 

6112