This plan strives towards cleaner and healthier islands and provides a roadmap that sets a clear direction for Tuvalu to improve waste management, hence improving the health and the living environment for all Tuvaluans. It is predicated on the strategic actions specified in the previous Tuvalu Integrated Solid Waste Plan 2005 and encompasses a range of measures across all 5 tiers namely, prevention and minimisation, reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal. The national document aims to set a clear direction towards minimising landfill waste, improve management of hazardous wastes to comply with international obligations, and manage wastes as resource to deliver socio-economic, health and environmental benefits through to 2026.