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

Les déchets marins ont des effets néfastes sur l’environnement, les populations et les économies côtières du monde entier. Pour la région du Pacifique, le problème est d’autant plus grave que les pays dépendent de la santé des écosystèmes marins et de la pérennité des services écosystémiques.

A waste amount and composition survey (WACS) was conducted in Fiji in April 2022. This is the second WACS for Fiji carried out under the technical cooperation project.

The purpose of the PacWastePlus / GEF ISLANDS Sustainable Finance Study Tour to Australia is to provide Pacific Island countries with a comprehensive "hands-on" understanding of the Sustainable Financing Systems (Container Deposit Schemes and Product Stewardship Schemes) in operation in Australia to enable findings and learnings to be applied when designing or expanding systems in their countries.

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.

The management and disposal of asbestos and asbestos containing materials (ACM) is an ongoing concern in the Pacific region. In seeking to improve the ways that asbestos and asbestos containing materials are managed, our project's focus is to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres in order to eliminate asbestos related diseases.

Develop and deliver regional project focusing on - hazardous waste (asbestos management, e-waste, healthcare waste), Solid waste (recyclables, organics, bulky waste, disaster waste) and Wastewater

Single-use disposable diapers have been identified as a waste issue in Pacific countries, both in landfills and as a commonly littered item.

Single-use disposable diapers have been identified as a waste issue in Pacific countries, both in landfills and as a commonly littered item. The Pacific faces challenges: attempting to reduce environmental risks from the disposal of single-use disposable diapers, while balancing the social and economic benefits that single-use disposable diapers bring.