News - Nov 8, 2024 Organics processing work in Chuuk and Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

The PacWastePlus national project for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is focusing on diverting organic waste from landfill, into recovery and composting processes to reduce negative impacts on the environment .

The PacWastePlus project has also upgraded access to the Yap composting facility and purchased a suite of tools to assist the operation, which is now producing 0.47 tonnes (470 kg) of compost each month for community use.

In the coming months, the project is scheduled to construct communal composting infrastructure will be installed in Rumuu and Tenfar in Yap.

The work in Chuuk are at a different stages. Tenders for the construction of a large ‘island-scale’ composting facility is closing in the coming weeks, along with tenders for a large chipper, and associated tools.

It means that in early 2025, the island of Weno, Chuuk, will be operating a large facility that will receive organic waste from the government departments of agriculture, infrastructure, and power corporation, as well as the organic waste from the A& A Family markets.

The compost generated from the facility will be sold back to A&A Family markets to increase their production yield.