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managing end-of-life tyres (ELTs) in the Pacific Islands present unique challenge due to the region's geographical isolation, small economies, limited infrastructure and environmental and health risks, including pollution, fire hazards, and the breeding of disease-carrying mosquitoes. As tyre waste continues to grow in the region, the need for an effective regulatory framework to manage ELTs becomes increasingly urgent. This Guidance note provides details of the various legislative options available to govern waste management of End-Of-Life Tyres.

This Guideline on the Establishment of a Disaster Waste Working Group for the Pacific provides practical guidance for Pacific Island countries and territories on how to form, structure, and operationalise a national Disaster Waste Working Group (DWWG). It outlines key steps, roles, and considerations necessary for establishing an effective coordination mechanism to support disaster waste preparedness, response, and recovery. The guideline is designed to help governments integrate disaster waste management into existing disaster risk reduction and environmental frameworks, ensuring a collaborative, multi-sectoral approach. By following the guideline, countries can strengthen their institutional readiness, enhance inter-agency coordination, and ensure timely and effective management of disaster waste, thereby contributing to more resilient and sustainable communities across the Pacific.

PacWastePlus has been working with several countries on the development of appropriate regulations to ban the importation of Asbestos and Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM). The template regulations provided in this document are a starting point for countries wishing to progress similar regulations in their jurisdictions that suit their specific legislative environment.

A healthcare waste management policy provides detail as to the specific objectives for an effective and sustainable healthcare waste management system. A Healthcare Waste Management Strategy & Implementation Guidelines document provides the specific requirements for implementation of healthcare waste policy. This Model Strategy and Guideline is designed to assist Pacific Island Countries to reflect the requirements of appropriate national Acts and the Regulations, as they apply to managing the health and safety risks, and environmental risks posed by healthcare waste. The Model Strategy and Guideline should be tailored to the individual legislative framework of the country seeking to adopt and implement the Strategy and Guideline. As such, this Model Strategy and Guideline is designed to provide base information that is easily tailored to specific circumstances and legislation used in Country. Lastly, this document contains all critical elements needed to produce a National Healthcare Waste Management Strategy and Implementation Guideline. However, depending on circumstances, some of the Strategy and Guideline sections may not be needed. In those situations, those sections should be excised from the final document adopted.

The Model Code, once implemented, is designed to assist duty holders comply with their requirement to provide healthy and safe work for everyone who works with asbestos. It should also help make sure that other people do not have their health and safety adversely affected by asbestos.

Les pays et territoires insulaires du Pacifique offrent des écosystèmes riches mais menacés par la croissance démographique et l’urbanisation, ainsi que par l’évolution des modes de consommation menant à une production accrue de déchets.

Les pays et territoires insulaires du Pacifique offrent de riches écosystèmes menacés par la croissance démographique et urbaine, ainsi que par l’évolution des modes de consommation, qui entraînent une augmentation de la production de déchets.

A monthly e-bulletin of activities and assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme to its member countries.

SPREP through the Australian Government funded, Pacific Ocean Litter Project #POLP is working together with Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Samoa (MNRE) to ensure a more sustainable and environmentally friendly Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting #CHOGM, currently underway in Samoa. We talk to the MNRE's Assistant CEO for Waste Management & Pollution Management Division, Ms Katenia Rasch on the efforts undertaken to reduce plastic usage and waste at #CHOGM2024 This includes raising public education and awareness of plastic pollution and the single-use plastic issue in Samoa as well as provisions of waste and skip bins for proper waste segregation, collection and transportation for proper waste management including waste audits and monitoring.

Identifying and evaluating technologies that are suitable for processing plastic waste into commodities, specifically tailored for micro-to-small social enterprise organisations operating within Pacific Island countries. The focus will be on technologies that are scalable, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable, enabling these organisations to contribute effectively to waste management efforts.