Phnom Penh targets January 2027 move from Dangkor to Kandal landfill

The new disposal site is meant to serve a wider area

Deputy Governor Huot Hay outlined the plan at a Phnom Penh Capital Council meeting on Sept. 10. The 143-hectare site is in Tuol Prech village along Road 51 in Ang Snuol and is intended to replace the landfill currently used in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district.

The first phase has been prepared, according to reports of the meeting. The site is expected to receive waste not only from Phnom Penh but also from Kandal, Kampong Speu and Kampong Chhnang, making it part of a broader regional disposal system around the capital.

Officials also said three collection operators now handle roughly 4,100 tonnes of waste per day in Phnom Penh. That figure describes the volume being collected and helps explain the scale of the disposal capacity the city is preparing for.

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Households should not treat Jan. 1 as a service change today

The Jan. 1, 2027 date is the announced start of operations. It does not mean the move from Dangkor has already happened, and the reports do not announce a new household collection timetable or a change in waste fees tied to the relocation.

For people living in Phnom Penh, the immediate takeaway is therefore limited: ordinary collection continues under the current system while the new site is readied. Whether the relocation improves reliability or creates new transport pressures will depend on how the system performs after operations begin.

Truck routes may matter more locally than the landfill itself

Residents considering western parts of the metropolitan area may want to watch how waste-hauling routes are organised once the Kandal site opens. A regional landfill can shift heavy-vehicle traffic even when household collection arrangements in the city remain unchanged.

The announcement alone does not support a conclusion about property prices or neighbourhood quality. Those judgments need evidence from actual operations, including traffic patterns, collection performance and any later official changes to the service.