Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2022
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
14 p. 29 cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44496Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Waste management - Refuse and refuse disposal
Abstract
Small island nations face a host of logistic and financial barriers in attempts to increase local recycling rates. The exportation of recycled material presents a range of benefits for nations with the inability to dispose or reuse waste in an environmentally beneficial manner. This could be due to the shortage of landfill capacity on-island, the risk of hazardous chemical pollution or the lack of primary industries in the Pacific region. Fro some waste stream, there is a potential for commodification if export is achieve efficiently.
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2022
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
14 p. 29 cm.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
44496 Record Created: 06-Feb-2022
Record Modified: 10-May-2023