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This interactive webinar presented opportunities for Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to undertake peer-to-peer learning on the implementation or expansion of a Sustainable Financing for Waste Management scheme, and the launch of the Sustainable Financing for Waste Management in the Pacific community of practice on the Green Forum.

Sustainable Finance for Waste Management systems are legislative instruments designed to create a way to sustainably finance waste management and recycling. In the Pacific, Sustainable Financing systems are called Advanced Recovery Fee & Deposit, Container Deposit, Beverage Deposit, Advanced Disposal Fee, or a Waste Levy.

To note threats posed by asbestos to Pacific islands communities

Marine litter in the Pacific.

This session introduces the concepts of waste management and importance of earlier identification of and planning for management of waste streams. It also covers elements of Samoa’s plastics bans and waste management commitments including the use of waste audits and Samoa’s waste accounting. Participants also shared their views and challenged the status quo to suggest novel means of dealing with the waste problem in the Pacific.

A manual on how to operate the pre- and post- Operation inspection.

On 15 January 2022, the Kingdom of Tonga was violently impacted by a volcanic eruption and tsunami that devastated the country. Despite the trauma the people and authorities of Tonga worked to clean up and recover the country as quickly as possible. Here is the powerful testimony of various actors who participated in this collective effort.

The threats of increase waste and pollution threatens our sustainable development and now elevated even more so than ever before. We are now facing a major crisis, WE MUST ACT NOW, by firstly we are making a better consumer choices, secondly we must promote recycling and adopt a more innovative approach to using traditional alternatives, this is consistent with the Cleaner Pacific 2025 for a shift from a linear economy to a circular economy where we import commodities that can be used, recycle and reduced to recyclable waste.

Sustainable Waste Action in the Pacific teaser video.

Marine litter negatively affects the environment, people and coastal economies around the world. In the Pacific region, the problem is even more severe given the reliance of countries on healthy ocean ecosystems and services.