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It is our intention to design a strategy that will move Fiji from an over-reliance on dumping wastes and littering to a position where it will be a model for sustainable waste management. Waste cannot be reduced without a system that manages waste from the point of generation through to disposal. Up till now, waste policies provided an end of pipe solution by focusing mainly on disposal rather than prevention. There is a need to develop a new vision for minimizing waste and managing it better.

Government has considered the management and institutional arrangements for the Naboro Landfill since the site was first identified and there have been several initiatives, recommendations and two related Cabinet Decisions. However, establishing a working arrangement has fallen seriously behind schedule if one is to be established prior to the planned opening of the landfill in mid 2014. This document (Briefing Paper 1) examines the first of four key issues which require Cabinet endorsement to enable the necessary arrangements to be in place prior to the planned opening of the landfill in mid 2004.