This summary report provides details of five countries assessed by the PacWaste (Pacific Hazardous Waste) project - Palau, the Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Fiji. It looks at a variety of points that include methods of communication, logistics, target types of e-waste and incentives for recyclers. It also looks at what the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) work found regarding the economics of one-off collections, as opposed to setting up regular systems and logistical arrangements found throughout Pacific Islands Countries (PICs) with regards to shipping.
The document presents an overview of each country assessment, including the work from the 2013 SAICM report and proposals for interventions by PacWaste, and some initial cost estimates that can be used by the Project Management Unit (PMU) at PacWaste when developing more detailed intervention plans and budgets.
The PacWaste project, funded by the European Union and implemented by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), aims to improve regional hazardous waste management across the Pacific, working in the priority areas of asbestos, healthcare waste, e-waste and integrated atoll solid waste management. The project will potentially cover 14 PICs.