Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2020
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
4 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
43882Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Municipal solid waste - Landfill - Dumpsite
Built environment - Municipal solid waste
Abstract
The regionally endorsed Cleaner Pacific 2025 strategy set a target for the performance indicator Per capita generation of municipal solid waste of 1.3 kilograms or less per person per day by 2020. The Pacific countries and territories have estimated waste production below this target, with the exception of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Palau, Tonga, and Vanuatu (Fig. 28.1). However, 16 countries and territories have estimated waste generation rates near or above the global average of 0.74 kilograms per day (Kaza et al. 2018 ), with far fewer resources to safely manage and dispose of this waste.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2020
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
4 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
43882 Record Created: 11-Mar-2021
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022