Recognizing Tuvalu has insufficient space to continually rely on waste disposal and stockpiling, the Tuvalu Department of Waste Management (DWM) has 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 seeks to extend waste management initiatives to Tuvalu’s eight Outer Islands.
PacWastePlus support will be use to assist with two priority waste areas in Tuvalu: recyclables and asbestos. This includes improving data collection, information sharing and education awareness, developing policies and regulatory frameworks, and enhancing private sector engagement and infrastructure development, and improving human capacity.
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