Waste Management
Beth
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09 Aug 2011
The Soomon Islands has recently finalized a National Waste Management Strategy.
Solid waste is a growing problem, particularly in urban areas such as Honiara. Public attitudes and existing policies prevent execution of a comprehensive approach to waste management. Due to poor public awareness and policy absence, a great amount of household-compostable solid waste continues to be added to the landfill waste stream, overburdening the waste collection and disposal function of the Honiara City...
Beth
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03 Aug 2011
Papua new Guinea's (PNG's) waste management issues are addressed in the National Water Supply and Sewerage (NWSS) Act, the Public Health Act and the Environmental Contaminants Act.
Similar to many other developing countries, PNG is facing problems with managing its waste in striving for economic prosperity and political stability. This includes municipal solid waste as well as hazardous and infectious waste. Large sections of urban society suffer from service inadequacies in...
Beth
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02 Aug 2011
Palau is not a party to the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes.
Sewage and solid waste have also been identified as Palau’s top two infrastructure priorities needed to facilitate economic development. Hazardous wastes, although receiving less attention, are also a growing concern as Palau increasingly becomes a consumer society integrated into the global trading system. To date, one quarter of urban households and virtually all rural households do not have access to public sewerage...
Beth
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02 Aug 2011
Niue has an active Waste Management Plan in place.
With regard to solid wastes, the bulk of biodegradable wastes are recycled via mulching/composting in an effort to return valuable nutrients to the soil and to enhance soil fertility and structure. Food scraps are fed to the pigs or domestic pets, which are kept by most households. Niue has a very effective aluminium can recycling scheme, which compacts and ships cans to New Zealand for recycling. A main issue of concern is the lack of control...
Beth
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01 Aug 2011
Work is being carried out in finalizing the National Solid Waste Management Strategy which was developed late in 2008.
Waste is a serious problem on Nauru. The country is so small that the impacts of waste are easily seen. Most Nauruan families generate more waste than the Nauru Island Council service collects. Once bins are full, households have to find other ways to dispose of extra waste. Many households throw rubbish straight into the environment. There is no household sorting or recycling...
