Challenges to sustainable waste management in Tonga

Abstract

Improving solid waste management in any developing country is challenging, yet in the tiny monarchy of the Kingdom of Tonga there are many geographic, social, cultural, economic, and political hurdles encountered daily in the implementation of an international aid project. This paper explores some interesting challenges which are being faced by the Solid Waste Management Project, a joint project between the governments of Australia and Tonga, and outlines some of the responses the Project has made so far.