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National Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Policy of the Federated States of Micronesia 2024-2034

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The intent of the National Solid and hazardous waste policy of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is to build on this foundation and direction by providing the Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap State Governments and their communities clear guidance and support to enable its realization. By doing this, solid and hazardous wastes will be managed with compliantly, safely and responsively for the benefit of both the environment and the people of the FSM.

National Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Strategy of the Federated States of Micronesia 2024-2034

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The National Waste Management Strategy acknowledges and seeks to enable the FSM States to continue delivery of their individual solid waste management strategies and recognises that effective management of solid and hazardous wastes is everyone's responsibility. At the heart of this lay collaboration and teamwork - key values that will drive a successful shift towards sustainable waste and resource management.

Hazardous waste management in Papua New Guinea

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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PacWastePlus assisted Papua New Guinea to improve hazardous waste management throughout the country. This video provides a summary of the project activities.

Hazardous Waste - Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Waste (Asbestos, E-waste and Healthcare waste : Papua New Guinea

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Hazardous waste management remains a challenge in Papua New Guinea, where exposure to toxic substances and chemicals have adverse impacts on public health and the environment. Increased exposure to hazardous waste is known to cause disease and create serious health problems.

Legislation guidance end-of-life vehicle management in the Pacific.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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This guideline is to provide a legislative guiding template with a technical drafting note that creates an enabling environment for the effective management of end-of-life vehicles at a scale and technological complexity that is financially viable and suitable for the Pacific Islands.

PacWastePlus Steering Committee Meeting Report, 12 May 2022

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The Project Steering Committee is established to guide the development and implementation of the PacWastePlus Programme, ensuring a fair and reasonable decision-making process for project priorities and funding allocations. The committee meets on an annual basis to discuss project activity and confirm forward activity for 12 months.

State of the Environment and Conservation in the Pacific Islands: 2020 Regional Report: Indicator 30 - Hazardous Waste

SPREP Publications, Biodiversity Conservation, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Here, hazardous waste is defined according to the Basel and Waigani Conventions, with categories listed in Basel Convention Annex I, Annex II and characteristics in Annex III. These include wastes that are explosive, flammable or prone to spontaneous combustion, poisonous or toxic, and infectious, among other characteristics.

Basel and Waigani Conventions : inter-linkages among chemicals and hazardous waste-related conventions

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The Waigani and Basel Conventions are key frameworks to promote regional and global cooperation in the field of environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes. In becoming Parties, countries have committed themselves to effectively protect their population and their environment from the adverse effects of hazardous wastes and to help each other to solve problems arising in the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes.

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