Cooking Organic Materials in the Cook Islands

“There is no such thing as waste,” says Titikaveka Growers Association (TGA) founder and director, Teava Iro, “it’s only waste when we don’t know what to do with it.”  This is the ... Read more 

Impact Assessment of Healthcare Waste Management Commences

PacWastePlus has begun an impact assessment of the healthcare waste management program, noting the challenges encountered during the implementation of this ... Read more 

Enhancing Management of End-Of-Life Vehicles

Bulky waste refers to wastes that are usually too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection and takes up space at the landfill. End-of-life vehicles and consumer white ... Read more 

Island Nations Get A NewLife Line to Beat Pollution

Thirty-three Small Island Developing States (SIDS) took significant steps towards a cleaner environment today, with the global launch of a half-billion-dollar initiative to avoid marine litter and sustainably manage hazardous chemicals and waste. Because of many islands’ small size, limited disposal capacity, and .   Read more

SPREP Prepares Pacific for Conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Pacific Island parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions have met to prepare for the upcoming joint Conference of the Parties (COPs) in Geneva, Switzerland...   Read more

Partnership to Address Risk of WWII Oil Spill at Chuuk Lagoon Announced

There are over 1200 potentially polluting shipwrecks (PPW) in the Pacific Ocean, many from World War II. Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) contains the largest concentration of.. Read more

Disaster Waste Management Assistance for Tonga Volcano-Tsunami Disasters

Since the occurrence of the major volcano eruption and the subsequent tsunami disaster on 15th January 2022, JPRISM II (Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries, Phase II) has been supporting Tonga`s disaster waste management recovery effort.

In collaboration with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) offices in Japan and Tonga, JPRISM II coordinated the provision of the needed disaster waste support for Tonga. The first support was requested through JICA headquarters in Japan and was delivered to Tonga by one of Japan`s Air Force aircrafts along with the humanitarian relief supplies from the government and people of Japan.

This support provided specific equipment, tools, and materials for disaster waste management purposes – 130 water blasters (electric & petrol operated), 200 wheelbarrows, 2,000 shovels, 4,000 dustproof masks, 2,500 goggles, 1000 gloves, etc. These equipment, tools and materials intended to support the management of the generated volcano ashes.

The second part of JPRISM II support was provided directly to the Waste Authority Ltd (WAL) for supporting the maintenance of the government waste disposal sites to ensure sufficient spaces are available for the overwhelming generated disaster waste.

About 16 full drums of diesel were provided to WAL. In addition, JPRISM II coordinated an online donation initiative through the Regional Disaster Waste Technical Working Group Facebook website, which raised 1,800 reusable masks.

These masks were given to MEIDECC (Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications) and WAL to support the staff and workers who are directly involved with the ongoing disaster waste management operations.