Along streets, in rivers and forests, and of course, on beaches.One of the nights in the village, I was strolling the beach and began to pick up small plastic fragments. Together we can put an end to plastic pollution by cutting down on our use of plastic products. Plastic pollution in the ocean has become a recognized problem world wide and Fiji is no exception. In the interim, China noted that they will continue to reach out to interested members on the initiative. But not if we stop it!Together we can put an end to plastic pollution by cutting down on our use of plastic products. Multimedia Reporter at MaiLife Magazine | Email: darshika@mailife.com.fj To use and value our things to their chemistry given potential, rather than to toss them as soon as their design constitutes that they become garbage?
As the ominous plastic bag I spotted floating near the hull of the ship on our way to the island foreshadowed, it did not take long to discover that this otherwise pristine country was no exception to the way the rest of the world is looking: littered with trash.
Here are ten tips to help reduce plastic waste in Fiji.These ten methods for reducing our use of plastic and the damage to our environment, the waterways, marine life, and our health are easy to do.
In 1994 SPREP carried out a waste audit with 5 households in Suva for a week and found 7% of the waste was made up of plastics.
As a whole, we are not all on the same page when it comes to this issue, and this is easy to forget. I felt so stupid: how was I expecting to properly dispose of the plastics I found? This wasn’t a popular American beach where you can simply take the recovered items to a nearby recycling center.
Air pollution is an increasing problem in Fiji, with the major sources, mainly combustion, including energy generation for household needs (cooking), domestic refuse, agricultural and solid waste burning and transport.
Thus, one can determine that most of our actions have accompanying polluting consequences.
Only a few years old, the Kellys actually used their own excavator to create it, after intensely lobbying the government for permission to use the area. That meeting has been tentatively postponed to June 2021.
All Rights Reserved. As a fortunately growing number of people are realizing, this is a question that the world needs to look into.To cap off our stay on Taveuni, and the bulk of my independent study, we participated in a group cleanup effort sponsored by Nakia Resort and Dive, an ecotourism operation run by the Kelly family, of whom we got so spend some very quality time with on the island. In a small island nation like ours, where we are largely maritime in nature, dealing with pollution is a growing concern. I was at an environmental and moral crossroads, and learned that studying this problem here was going to require me to look at the situation a little differently, and perhaps more positively.One thing I noticed in Fiji that I certainly did not expect to see was the country’s incredible ability to reuse. My experiences studying in Fiji were absolutely unforgettable, and I was able to look at the plastic pollution problem in a dynamic, cultural, and global way that I was never able to do back in the states.
Bring your own bag! We stayed in the rural village of Waitabu, where we got to immerse ourselves for 6 days in real, raw, beautiful Fiji.
When we arrived in country, our first week was spent on the island of Taveuni. This is the third largest of the archipelago’s 333 islands, and known as the ‘garden island’ due to its lush vegetation, fresh, clean air, and productive soils. My personal favorite example of reuse and upcycling were small purses and pencil cases made by weaving strips of potato chip bags that local women were selling. Plastic bags have replaced the once common basket or cloth bag simply because it is a more convenient option.
I learned more about the global issue of plastic pollution than I ever thought I could, including unforeseen twists and the multiple layers of this environmental problem.Fiji is an absolute paradise.