Solid waste management and recycling in the Fiji Islands : preliminary analysis of the situation in the Western region of Fiji and the handling of some difficult solid waste

Abstract

The major theme of this study is the management of solid waste in the Fiji Islands, a Small Island Developing State situated in the South Pacific region. In this study, the “management of solid waste (SW)” is approached with a holistic perspective: it not only refers to the collection and the disposal of SW in municipal councils, but it also deals with some necessary preventative strategies like SW prevention, re-use, recycling and recovery.