| History, Problems, and Progress in E Waste Recycling In-Country |
Kiribati’s ocean waters are amongst the most productive and least polluted on earth. The people of Kiribati have always utilized their natural resources and the marine environment sustains them; they depend on it for food, transport, traditional and cultural practices, and economic opportunities. An estimated 80 per cent of the population continues to depend primarily on these resources for their livelihoods and income generation. Economic development that has propelled the transition from a traditional subsistence lifestyle to a contemporary market-based economy has brought key environmental challenges. |
| E-Wasters Services and Special Practices In-Country |
The small island developing state and least developed country has increased its chemicals use, which predominantly come from imports rather than national production. Harm to the environment and to human health has been found, notably in terms of obsolete pharmaceutical waste (known as environmentally-persistent pharmaceutical pollutants) and school chemicals.
In 2006, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme coordinated the repacking of expired pharmaceutical drugs and national capacity trainings for school hazardous chemicals management.
Furthermore, Kiribati does not have access to complete information about the production, import, transport, use, storage and disposal of chemicals in the country. Institutional strengthening is therefore needed to establish a comprehensive chemicals and waste management strategy across all sectors that includes all relevant stakeholders. |
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