Country Project
Niue
SUSTAINABLE FINANCING FOR WASTE and e-waste MANAGEMENT (ADVANCE RECOVERY FEE AND DEPOSIT)
SUSTAINABLE FINANCING FOR WASTE and e-waste MANAGEMENT (ADVANCE RECOVERY FEE AND DEPOSIT)
Niue seeks to utilise PacWastePlus investment and assistance to support the implementation of an effective Sustainable Financing system for recoverable and recyclable items and e-waste management.
Project Description
Current situation
Items are imported into Niue but there are limited viable options for their end-of-life management and/or export. As such, most items imported are disposed of at landfills or stockpiled on vacant land. End-of-life electronic items are building up in unmanaged stockpiles – causing environmental pollution and health risks.
What is the Niue project About?
The Department of Environment Niue seeks to utilise PacWastePlus support (in combination with the Australian Government-funded Recycle Facility, and the GEF ISLANDS project, and the Ridge-to-Reef projects) to develop and implement a “Plan for the Sustainable Management of Waste in Niue” – which includes the design and implementation of a Sustainable Financing system such as an Advance Recovery Fee and Deposit (ARFD).
Activities will include:
- development and approval of ARFD legislation of a self-financing system to provide a long-term self-funding ability for the Niue DOE to collect and process targeted recyclable*, bulky* and electronic items * in combination with DFaT and GEF ISLANDS projects
- tools and training to allow for the collection, dismantling, and export of e-waste from Niue
- awareness programme designed to raise awareness of the ARFD and change household and community waste practices
Future situation
Niue seeks to have an effective and self-funding solution for the collection and recycling of waste items and also to expand the new recycling facility to enable the collection, dismantling, and export of electronic waste.
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Research Report
Niue National Waste Audit Analysis Report
This Waste data collation, analysis and reporting for the Niue National Waste Audit Analysis Report was guided by the overarching Regional Waste Data Collection, Monitoring, and Reporting (DCMR) Framework for the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICT).
General
Mid-Term Evaluation PacWaste Plus Programme – Niue Project Evaluation Brief
The Pacific – European Union Waste Management (PacWaste Plus) Programme has completed an external Mid-Term Evaluation. The evaluators from NIRAS International Consulting have produced a suite of products highlighting the Mid-Term Evaluation findings. This country brief highlights the mid-term review findings for the Niue PacWaste Plus project.
Factsheet
Coordinated Approach for Waste Management in Niue
The proposed Niue Waste Management Bill is a legislative instrument designed to provide for a coordinated management of solid waste in Niue and will also form the basis for a Sustainable Financing Regulation, the proposed Niue Advanced Recovery Fee and Deposit system. The proposed Niue ARFD system is a legislative instrument designed to create a way to sustainably fund waste management and recycling.
Frequently Asked Questions
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- By 2023, have households and communities participating in effective management of recyclable, bulky and electronic items in Niue, including participation in the Sustainable Financing system
- By 2023, have an e-waste dismantling operation efficiently collecting, processing and exporting targeted electronic items through the provision of equipment and delivery of relevant training
- By 2022, have a legislative environment in Niue – including the implementation and long-term operation of a Sustainable Financing system – that provides for the cohesive, coordinated, and self-funded management of recyclable, bulky and electronic items
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- Changed global consumption patterns; to a disposable society
- Limited ability to manage waste in a sustainable way
- Lack of viable options for end-of-life recovery/recycling of recyclable, bulky, and electronic items
- Reliance on landfill dumps and stockpiling
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- Sustainable Financing system established in legislation providing a self-funded recycling industry
- E-waste dismantling operation capturing 90%* of targeted items, resulting in 90% reduction of items in stockpiles or disposed at dumps
- All households in Niue actively engaged in recyclables management generating income through the redemption of products