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Solomon Islands has a National Waste and Pollution Management Strategy 2017 – 2026, which is coordinated by the Division of Environment under the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM). The division supervises the formulation of laws and policies related to waste management, as well as the actual waste management operations throughout the Solomon Islands

PacWastePlus assisted Nauru to manage asbestos waste undertaking abatement activities, and implementing the Region’s first importation ban on asbestos. This short video summarises activities completed.

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.

Vanuatu is one of fifteen countries to participate in the SPREP implemented and European Union’s Delegation to the Pacific funded PacWastePlus Programme. The PacWaste Plus Programme aimed to improve waste management activities across the islands and strengthen the capacity of governments, industries, and communities to manage waste and protect human health and the environment.

PacWastePlus assisted Samoa to improve e-waste management throughout the country. This video provides a summary of the project activities.

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

PacWastePlus assisted Cook Islands to improve recyclables management throughout the populated islands. This video provides a summary of the project activities.

PacWastePlus assisted Vanuatu on design of a National Product Stewardship Scheme, and disaster waste planning and response actions. This video provides a summary of the activities completed.

PacWastePlus assisted the States of Chuuk and Yap to implement organic waste diversion through Island based systems, and local community facilities. This short video provides a summary of the project activities.

PacWaste Plus assisted Solomon Islands to implement works in Recyclables and Organics management. This video provides a summary of project activities.