Vehicle recycling on South Tarawa : an initial feasibility study

Abstract

Vehicle traffic in Tarawa is increasing rapidly with the importation of more and more vehicles. Vehicle waste is of course also increasing, and as the upsurge in vehicles imported in the last few years feeds through, and those vehicles are no longer in service, the waste issue is set to increase dramatically. On an atoll any waste is a problem, and large wastes such as vehicles are particular problems. They also contain liquid and toxic wastes that need dealing with in a systematic manner, that are currently a major source of ground water pollution.