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Current and Past Waste Management Programmes

Current and recently completed activities that SPREP is involved with are as follows:

• The EU/SPREP WASTE project (1998-2001) which has provided regional information on waste compositions and current levels of waste awareness. It has also assisted in the development of national waste management strategies, and materials for use in waste education and awareness programmes.
  
  
• The JICA/SPREP programme on solid waste management (Miyuzaki Initiative, 2000-2004) which is supporting intensive training courses in waste management, demonstration projects (eg composting) and the development of guidelines for landfill design, operation and management, and incremental improvements at existing landfills.
  
  
• The AusAID/SPREP POPs in PICs project (1997-2005) which aims to address existing problems and strengthen national capacities for the management of hazardous chemicals, contaminated sites and hazardous wastes. This programme is also being supported through UNEP, and currently includes a major initiative for clean-up and disposal of existing hazardous waste stockpiles and contaminated sites.
  
  
• The SPREP/NZAID HazWaste project (2000-2002) which is developing a set of regional guidelines on the management of difficult wastes, including asbestos, waste oil, scrap metal, and glass.
  
  
• The GEF/SPREP International Waters project (2000-2007) which is to include demonstration projects on community-based waste management. Go to "IWP" page
  
  
• Previous UNEP activities have included the preparation of Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Management Planning in Small Island Developing States in the Pacific Region, and A Directory of Environmentally Sound Technologies for the Integrated Management of Solid, Liquid, and Hazardous Waste for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific Region. Both of these documents were prepared in collaboration with SPREP.