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Publisher Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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Recommended Procedures: Disposal and Landfilling of Asbestos Containing Wastes

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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The management and disposal of asbestos and asbestos containing materials (ACM) is an ongoing concern in the Pacific region. In seeking to improve the ways that asbestos and asbestos containing materials are managed, our project's focus is to prevent exposure to asbestos fibres in order to eliminate asbestos related diseases.

Assessment of Alternative to Single-use Disposable Diapers. Volume 3: Field Work and Results

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Single-use disposable diapers have been identified as a waste issue in Pacific countries, both in landfills and as a commonly littered item.

Assessment of Alternative to Single-use Disposable Diapers. Volume 4: Guidance for Decision Makers.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Assessment of Alternatives to Single-Use Disposable Diapers. Volume 5: Guidance for Communities and Private Sector

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Single-use disposable diapers have been identified as a waste issue in Pacific countries, both in landfills and as a commonly littered item. The Pacific faces challenges: attempting to reduce environmental risks from the disposal of single-use disposable diapers, while balancing the social and economic benefits that single-use disposable diapers bring.

Recycling Market Summary Booklet.

SPREP Publications, Waste Management and Pollution Control

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Small island nations face a host of logistic and financial barriers in attempts to increase local recycling rates. The exportation of recycled material presents a range of benefits for nations with the inability to dispose or reuse waste in an environmentally beneficial manner. This could be due to the shortage of landfill capacity on-island, the risk of hazardous chemical pollution or the lack of primary industries in the Pacific region. Fro some waste stream, there is a potential for commodification if export is achieve efficiently.

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