Solid Waste Management Conference Next Week

NATIONAL Solid Waste Management will be the topic of discussions during a three-day workshop under way at Nadi this week.

The workshop, which is fully funded by the Japaneses International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and organised by the Department of Environment and the South Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP), was opened this morning by the acting interim Environment Minister, Adi Laufitu Malani.

The objectives of the workshop are to

• Introduce the Fukuoka Landfill Operation as used in Samoa;
• Develop a concept plan on the Western Region Landfill model;
• Highlight the importance of landfills for Solid Waste Management in Fiji and the region;
• Understand and design policies on Financing Waste in Fiji;
• Understand the operations of the Naboro Landfill;
• Understand the present solid waste management practices in Fiji and to present an overview of JICA's assistance towards Solid Waste Management in the Western Region.

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