I remember when I was a young child and many people in the United States threw trash on the ground or out of car windows, never giving much thought to the environment. Then there came along a “Don’t Be a Litterbug” campaign and slowly attitudes and practices changed to a strong environmental consciousness in the US today.
In Cambodia, we are still at the stage of the US 70 years ago. Here is a picture of a small Phnom Penh street stall selling breakfast. Notice it is the custom to throw any napkins or food scraps on the ground. It seems counter-productive–and certainly un-hygienic and ugly–since someone has to come along and sweep up the trash a little later. Also, in this picture notice all the single-use plastic straws in the gutter and already heading toward the sewer where they will be washed into the Mekong River and then into the sea.
This was the second full day of our staff meetings and the morning was full of discussions. But the afternoon saw some special recognitions and then a trip to Angkor Wat and to the tourist area of Siem Reap. 
The DDP staff came from Phnom Penh, Kampong Cham, and Kampot today to a reflection center in Siem Reap, the home of Angkor Wat. Half the day was travel but then we got into our agenda. 