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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Technical Report
Niue Waste Audit Report
The information and data gathered from these waste audits will be used by countries in the Pacific to support the development and monitoring of waste and resource recovery projects and recommend the infrastructure and policy interventions required. The regional dataset will also be used to identify and evaluate potential regional projects that would improve waste management in the region.
Factsheet
Asbestos Management Brief: NIUE
The PacWastePlus Regional Asbestos Project will support countries in executing solutions, both legislative and policy-driven, to prevent exposure to asbestos fibre, and thereby reduce asbestos-related diseases. This document provides guidance for Niue to progress work on the development and implementation of a National ACM ban with this resource providing background information, identifying policy and legislative options available.
Factsheet
Niue Project Profile – Sustainable Management of Waste in Niue: Advance Recovery Deposit and Fee and E-waste Management
Items are imported into Niue in growing numbers, but there are currently limited viable options for their end-of-life management and/or export. As such, most items imported are disposed of at the dumpsites or stockpiled on vacant land. Electronic waste stockpiles, in particular, are increasing and resulting in increased pollution and health risks to Niue people. The priority for Niue is to introduce a financially sustainable system to enable the long-term collection, management, and export of recyclable and end-oflife electronic items, utilising the new Recycle Facility (funded by the Government of Australia).
The Niue Department of Environment seeks to focus their PacWastePlus investment to: 1) support the implementation of a Sustainable Financing system (known as the Advance Recovery Fee and Deposit - ARFD) 2) support the establishment of an electronic waste dismantling center to enable processing and export of electronic wast
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