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Managing Waste in

Managing Waste in. Town. hanty. s. S. Ilisapeci Kubuabola-Samisoni, Ph.D. student Walden University PH 8165-2 Environmental Health Instructor: Dr. Shana Morrell Spring Quarter, 2009. Source: www.geocities.com/fcandido2001/maps/fiji.html. Wailea Squatter Settlement.

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  1. Managing Waste in Town hanty s S Ilisapeci Kubuabola-Samisoni, Ph.D. student Walden University PH 8165-2 Environmental Health Instructor: Dr. Shana Morrell Spring Quarter, 2009

  2. Source: www.geocities.com/fcandido2001/maps/fiji.html

  3. Wailea Squatter Settlement “Poorest of the poor…….live in these shanty towns” Picture Source: Islands Business Magazine (2007) & Fiji Government (2007)

  4. Waste management: A REAL issue!! • In 2004, skip bins put in place for waste management and disposal • Households had to contribute weekly towards maintaining these skip bins in the community • A 2005 survey showed: bins were used for household rubbish. Pictures Source: Kawabata, Y (2007)

  5. Creeks: a convenient dumping site “Wailea creek….25 truckloads of rubbish was removed from this creek” Picture Source: Nair, T (2007)

  6. 2009: Waste management still an issue • Recent community profiling indicated that waste management and proper disposal is still a problem • Types of waste: aluminum & tin cans; glass bottles and jars; plastic bottles & bags and household organic waste • Very little knowledge on the effects of inappropriate waste disposal on community health • 12% have some idea of what recycling is

  7. Learning Objectives • At end of this presentation, the viewer will • Understand why managing rubbish/waste is important • Know the basic difference between: reduce, reuse & recycle • Be familiar with the exiting waste management & recycling services in Suva • Design a mini-project for their own sections of the community

  8. Why manage our rubbish? • Why is it important to manage the waste or rubbish in this community? • To reduce diseases such as leptospirosis • To minimize mosquito-breeding sites • To reduce air and water pollution

  9. How can we manage our rubbish? • How can we collectively manage our rubbish or waste here in Wailea? • Reduce: only take what you need • Reuse: e.g. reuse your plastic containers • Recycle:collecting recyclable materials and making something new

  10. Waste Management - Recycling • Is the “act of processing used materials into new products” • in order to prevent waste of useful materials • to reduce consumption of fresh raw materials • to reduce pollution Wikipedia. Recycling. Retrieved on April, 30, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling

  11. What sorts of things can be recycled? • Most of the materials found around this settlement can be recycled: • Plastics: bottles, containers, toys, bags • Glass: bottles, dishes, jars • Assorted metals: copper, aluminium, brass, steel, engine parts • Others: batteries, old TV’s, car parts etc

  12. Benefits of Recycling • Prevent waste of useful materials • Reduce consumption of fresh raw materials • Reduce pollution • In all this: your rubbish can earn money for you Wikipedia. Recycling. Retrieved on April, 30, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling

  13. References • Geocities (2006). Location of Fiji on the World Map. Retrieved on April 19, 2009 fromwww.geocities.com/fcandido2001/maps/fiji.html • Nair, T (2007). Environment: The Growing Mountain of Rubbish. What and How does it cost Fiji? Island Business. Retrieved on April 21, 2009 from http://www.islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=5414/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl • Barr, K.J. (2007). Squatters in Fiji: thieves or victims. CCF Housing and Social Exclusion, Policy Paper No.1 • Kawabata, Y. (2007). JOCV Waste Management and Activities for Fiji. The Japanese Society for Waste Management Newsletter. Retrieved on April 20, 2009 from http://jswme.gr.jp/international/pdf/News62.pdf • Fiji Government (2003). State to Regulate Measures to Sustain and Protect Environment. Ministry of Information Press Release. Retrieved on April 22, 2009 from http://www.fiji.gov.fj/cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/54/4332/printer • Wikipedia. Recycling. Retrieved on April, 30, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling

  14. Sources for Further Readings • CSIRO. Overview: Waste Management Solutions. http://www.csiro.au/org/WasteManagementOverview.html • Wikipedia. Waste Management. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_management

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