Waste Management in Fiji

Thank you for your continued support for the waste management project.

Fiji faces many challenges realted to waste management. Producers using larger quantities and types of packaging so all sorts of packaging from bottles and glass to polystyrene and cardboard need to be disposed of.  As a result, the need for waste management systems in Fijian villages has increased.

As in most countries, plastic pollution is also significant issue. Plastic waste that is not managed properly can end up in rivers, oceans posing a threat to ecosytems. Plastic is also an issue in Fiji when lack of waste management systems can lead to the plastics being burned. This creates toxcicity issues affecting the environment and community members.

Our project works on developing systems of waste management. We work in partnership with the communities of Dawasamu and Bureiwai district  and we have continued to expand our waste management project primarliy through waste and recycling disposal stations and through awareness raisin and education programs. 

We embrace a collaborative approach. The community identifies issues and we work together towards long term solutions.  

The main steps for this project are

1) Surveying the village community to see where their needs are and how they can be supported.

2) Identifying and prioritizing the needs in that community.

3) Working with the community to find solutions to waste management. 

4) Ensuring the solutions are supported with education and awareness programs.

5) Implementing the solutions which includes establishing waste disposal points.

6) Monitoring the program with te community to ensure it is effective and to identify any further needs.

With this approach we are confident we can keep expanding this project to reach all of the communities in the district and make a significant impact.

Your support for this waste management project means that we are able to support an increasing number of villages  to have systems as well as education programs in place.

Your contributions are appreciated by the project team as well as the communities benefitting from recycling and waste disposal stations.

Thank you.

Waste management is a global concern. Waste is generated by both homes and businesses around the world and this is no different for the villages in Fiji.

Bottles, tins, paper, plastics, glass, and all sorts of packaging are waste that needs to be disposed of, and over time, the need for waste management systems in Fijian villages has grown.

Effective mangement systems help protect the environment not only from the waste itself, but also from hamful management processes such as burning of plastics.

Developing systems of waste management is most effective with a collaborative approach where the community helps identify issues as we work together towards solutions.  

This starts with surveying the community to see where their needs are and how they can be supported. Once the needs are identified we can work towards solutions.This requires a multi faceted approach. 

Simply developing recycling points for example, is not enough. This needs to be supported with education programmes so the recycling point is used effectively.  We also need to put monitoring systems in place to check that the system is adequate, that it caters for the amount of waste and that it helping to solve the issue. We then need systems to ensure this waste is collected and disposed of.

We have continued to work in partnership with the communities of Dawasamu and Bureiwai district and based on the survey work we did towards the end of last year, we have continued to expand our waste management project.

There are 12 villages in the district of Nemana and we are our planning is to implement a waste management program in each village over a period of 12 months - one village per month.

Your support for this waste management project means that we are able to support an increasing number of villages  to have systems as well as education programs in place.

We thank you for your onging support and will keep you updated on our progress as we continue to expand the waste management systems to more villages..

Your contributions are appreciated. 

We appreciate you ongoing support for the waste management program.

We have continued to work together with the communities of Dawasamu and Bureiwai District towards long-term sustainable goals and achievements in waste management. Through baseline research, educational workshops, community empowerment, construction of recycling points, regular monitoring and data collection.

Another recycling collection has taken place and now the total amount of waste recycled since the beginning is 20 tonnes of tin, glass and plastic.

Over the last five months, we have been carrying out house-to-house surveys with the communities of Dawasamu the information has been very positive. After reviewing the surveys it has highlighted areas of concern. Re-fresher workshops are now underway targeting those specific concerns related to each specific village.

We are very excited to announce that we have started to implement plans to introduce a waste management programme to our neighbouring district of Nemana. There are 12 villages within this district and our plan is to implement a waste management program in each village over a period of 12 months - one village per month.

We have just completed building 4 recycling points in the village of Qerekuro which will service 65 houses and approx 349 community members. The community of Qerekuro are very proud to be the first village in their district to have a waste management program.

It is vital that communities take ownership by working closely with key members of the communities and encouraging them to use the information collected to celebrate successes, make improvements and change behaviour to create a culture where the waste management is understood.

Your support for this project means that we are able to support villages such as Nemana to have waste management systems in there village.

We thank you for your onging support and will keep you updated on our progress as we strive to introduce waste management to the district of Nemana.

Your support is appreciated. 

We can not underestimate the importance of waste management. Preserving the environment, improving people's health, and protecting animal and marine life are some positive outcomes of effective waste management. 

We have continued to work together with the communities of the Dawasamu/Bureiwai District towards long-term sustainable goals and achievements in waste management. This approach includes baseline research and ongoing data collection.  Based on the community's identified needs, this project also includes educational workshops, community empowerment, the construction of recycling points, and regular progress monitoring. 

The total amount of waste recycled since the start of this project is 18.5 tonnes.

Over the last two months, we have carried out house-to-house surveys with the communities of Dawasamu. The information gathered has been very positive and valuable for future planning.

After reviewing the surveys, it has highlighted areas of concern. Re-fresher workshops are now underway, targeting those specific concerns related to each  village.

Communities must take ownership by working closely with key members of the communities and encouraging them to use the information collected to celebrate successes, make improvements and change behaviour to create a culture where waste management is understood.

We appreciate you contributions to this project. Your support helps these waste management projects to continue.

Thank you.

Waste Management  

We continued to work together with the communities of Dawasamu/Bureiwai District towards long-term sustainable goals and achievements in waste management. Through baseline research, educational workshops, community empowerment, construction of recycling points, regular monitoring and data collection. 

In September 2021 we did a recycling collection making the total amount of waste recycled since the beginning 18.5 tonnes. Members of the community have completed waste collection forms and the information is very positive with communities continuing to recycle. 

It is vital that communities take ownership by working closely with key members of the communities and encouraging them to use the information collected to celebrate successes, make improvements and change behaviour to create a culture where the waste management is understood.