Climate Action Fiji Project #52536

Waste Management in Fiji

by GVI Charitable Programs

Project Report | Mar 20, 2023
A collaborative approach to waste management

By Fiji team | Project team

Waste management is a global concern. Waste is generated by both homes and businesses around the world and this is no different for the villages in Fiji.

Bottles, tins, paper, plastics, glass, and all sorts of packaging are waste that needs to be disposed of, and over time, the need for waste management systems in Fijian villages has grown.

Effective mangement systems help protect the environment not only from the waste itself, but also from hamful management processes such as burning of plastics.

Developing systems of waste management is most effective with a collaborative approach where the community helps identify issues as we work together towards solutions.

This starts with surveying the community to see where their needs are and how they can be supported. Once the needs are identified we can work towards solutions.This requires a multi faceted approach.

Simply developing recycling points for example, is not enough. This needs to be supported with education programmes so the recycling point is used effectively. We also need to put monitoring systems in place to check that the system is adequate, that it caters for the amount of waste and that it helping to solve the issue. We then need systems to ensure this waste is collected and disposed of.

We have continued to work in partnership with the communities of Dawasamu and Bureiwai district and based on the survey work we did towards the end of last year, we have continued to expand our waste management project.

There are 12 villages in the district of Nemana and we are our planning is to implement a waste management program in each village over a period of 12 months - one village per month.

Your support for this waste management project means that we are able to support an increasing number of villages to have systems as well as education programs in place.

We thank you for your onging support and will keep you updated on our progress as we continue to expand the waste management systems to more villages..

Your contributions are appreciated.

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Nov 10, 2022
Twelve more villages to receive support

By Michele Comber | Project Manager

We appreciate you ongoing support for the waste management program.

We have continued to work together with the communities of Dawasamu and Bureiwai District towards long-term sustainable goals and achievements in waste management. Through baseline research, educational workshops, community empowerment, construction of recycling points, regular monitoring and data collection.

Another recycling collection has taken place and now the total amount of waste recycled since the beginning is 20 tonnes of tin, glass and plastic.

Over the last five months, we have been carrying out house-to-house surveys with the communities of Dawasamu the information has been very positive. After reviewing the surveys it has highlighted areas of concern. Re-fresher workshops are now underway targeting those specific concerns related to each specific village.

We are very excited to announce that we have started to implement plans to introduce a waste management programme to our neighbouring district of Nemana. There are 12 villages within this district and our plan is to implement a waste management program in each village over a period of 12 months - one village per month.

We have just completed building 4 recycling points in the village of Qerekuro which will service 65 houses and approx 349 community members. The community of Qerekuro are very proud to be the first village in their district to have a waste management program.

It is vital that communities take ownership by working closely with key members of the communities and encouraging them to use the information collected to celebrate successes, make improvements and change behaviour to create a culture where the waste management is understood.

Your support for this project means that we are able to support villages such as Nemana to have waste management systems in there village.

We thank you for your onging support and will keep you updated on our progress as we strive to introduce waste management to the district of Nemana.

Your support is appreciated.

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Jul 13, 2022
Community surveys support waste management project

By Michele Comber | Project Manager

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