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Tuvalu’s waste management system is guided by the Tuvalu Integrated Waste Policy and Action Plan (2017–2026), which aims to create cleaner and healthier islands by focusing on prevention, minimization, reuse, recycling, recovery, and safe disposal of waste.

Recognising Tuvalu has insufficient space to continually rely on waste disposal and stockpiling, the Tuvalu department of waste management (DWM) has recently implemented several initiatives to improve solid and hazardous waste management and reduce risks to their people and environment. Many of these initiatives have focused on the capital island, Funafuti - home to 50% of the population. The DWM now seeks to extend waste management initiatives to Tuvalu’s eight Outer Islands.

Tuvalu is a small island developing States comprising nine atolls in the South Pacific. It is geologically isolated and highly vulnerable to climatic and economic shocks. With a small private sector and limited resources to support socioeconomic development, the public sector is its main driver of growth.

Tuvalu is a small atoll nation located in the Polynesia region in the Central Pacific. The nine islands of Tuvalu cover a land area of 26km2 making it the fourth smallest nation in the world. Its exclusive economic zone covers an oceanic area of approximately 900,000km2. The capital of Tuvalu is Funafuti, home to 60% of the 10,507 population.