Waste Management
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...
Beth
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01 Aug 2011
The FSM has a National Solid Waste Management Strategy (NSWMS) for 2010-2014.
No state has a sanitary landfill and most communities lack access to any form of management dump site. As a result, illegal dumping is a major issue. Littering is also a widespread problem. At one time or another, all states have had recycling schemes, notably for aluminium cans, but in all instances these have failed. Currently no states has a waste recycling scheme, but there are some attempts to sort and store...
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
A working draft of a National Waste Management Strategy has been developed for the Marshall Islands.
In the past, solid waste was disposed of near homes, and left to decay on the ground. At the time, population density was low and most of the waste was biodegradable, presenting few ecological problems. Now, however, high birth rates and inward migration from the Outer Islands have contributed to high population densities in Majuro and Ebeye Atolls. This in turn has necessitated...
Beth
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29 Jul 2011
One of the important environmentally-minded documents addressing waste management issues in the country is the Kiribati National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS).
Pollution from solid waste, liquid and hazardous/toxic waste is widely recognized as one of the major threats to human health and the environment, and thus sustainable development in Kiribati has a direct influence on the quality of people’s lives. Poor waste management is one of the major environmental problems in...
