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Lami Waste-to-Art Workshop & Suva Harbour Coastal Clean-upIUCN Oceania Regional Office March 2016

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Lami Waste-to-Art Workshop & Suva Harbour Coastal Clean-upIUCN Oceania Regional Office March 2016

Prepared by Nakita Bingham, Waste-to-Art Project Coordinator Sustainable Energy Programme, IUCN Oceania Regional Office

Cover photo: art installation at Lami site.opposite page: hanging Jellyfish at the Lami site.back Cover: Foam reef structure, tube worms, jig saw turtle, angel fish and pet cut out fish.

The views expressed in this document are those of the author & and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) or its associated members.

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project title ________________________________________________________________________ 3

Executing Agency ________________________________________________________________ 3

Donor Partners __________________________________________________________________ 3

Period Covered __________________________________________________________________ 3

executive summary _________________________________________________________________ 4

project narrative ___________________________________________________________________ 5

Clean-Up Events _________________________________________________________________ 5

Awareness & Education ___________________________________________________________ 8

Art Installation __________________________________________________________________ 10

Carbon Calculation______________________________________________________________ 13

Curatorial Statement ____________________________________________________________ 15

Follow-Up Consultations _________________________________________________________ 19

Lessons Learned & Conclusions __________________________________________________ 22

annexuresAnnex 1: International Coastal Clean-up Day Poster September 19, 2015 ___________ 24

Annex 2: Litter Monitoring Data Card Template ___________________________________ 25

Annex 3: Clean-up Day Station Supplies Checklist ________________________________ 29

Annex 4: Waste Awareness Poster for each Clean-up _____________________________ 30

Annex 5 Suva City Council “Your Guide to Home Composting” Manual given to every clean-up station _____________________________________________________ 31

Annex 6: Consolidated Clean-up Data: April 18, June 8 & September 19, 2015 _______ 32

Annex 7: Waste Management Survey Results ____________________________________ 33

Annex 8: Waste-to-Art Student Workshop Participant List _________________________ 36

Annex 9: Waste-to-Art Post Workshop Survey ___________________________________ 37

Annex 10: Custom Participant Certificate Sample _________________________________ 39

Annex 11: Transport Expenditure Logs ___________________________________________ 40

Annex 12: Project Financial Report ______________________________________________ 41

Table of Contents


project title: Lami Waste-to-art Workshop & suva harbour Coastal Clean-up

executing agency: international union for Conservation of nature oceania regional office (iuCn oro)

Donor partners: united states embassy of suva and the pacific Development & Conservation trust of new Zealand

period Covered: 1 september, 2015 – 1 march 2016

Warwick marlow instructing kids at workshop 2.

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The Waste-to-Art initiative began in April 2015 and was designed to raise awareness on coastal & marine pollution issues, bringing engagement in material efficiency and waste management onto the table for IUCN ORO’s Sustainable Energy Programme to supplement the ongoing efforts of the LifeCycle Pacific initiative to facilitate the development of the old Lami Dump site into a recreational park featuring bicycle tracks and amenities for the public. The Waste-to-Art initiative served as a hands-on multi-dimensional project to raise awareness on pollution & waste and the associated impacts on the environment while subsequently engaging youth participants in a creative project to turn recyclable waste into art. The final creations were installed at the Lami Dump Site in commemoration of the site being committed for development into a functional space for public use.

The Waste-to-Art initiative received funding from the Embassy of the United States of America and the Pacific Development & Conservation Trust of New Zealand, enabling engagement with a wide array of organizations and individuals from around the Greater Suva area. Following a pilot clean-up date on April 18, 2015 and initial workshop held May 9, 2015, Waste-to-Art Workshops were conducted on four consecutive Saturdays in November 2015 to raise awareness on pollution, waste management, and the impacts of human activity on the environment. Students learned skills to make art out of PET bottles and milk cartons under the guidance of ReCreate Fiji project facilitator and local recycle artist, Warwick Marlow. These pieces generated during the training sessions later made up components of the sculptures to be installed at the former Lami Dump site. Recyclable waste collected at the clean-up days was used to build many of the final art pieces.

The workshops saw youths from various backgrounds and social demographics coming together to learn about pollution, waste, and the environment to take up roles as agents of change in their future endeavours. Over 50 youths participated, with a number of participants committing themselves to multiple dates of assembly and construction. Following weeks of dedicated preparation, the final installation was unveiled at an opening ceremony on January 25, 2016. In addition to representatives from all the organizations that took part in supporting the project, all participants were invited along with a parent to receive certificates of participation and commemorate their role in building the first component of the forthcoming park space.

Lessons learned from the Waste-to-Art Initiative are contained within this project report, which is slated for distribution to all project partners, donors, and will be made available for public review and reference in future research in the waste management and environmental conservation of the coastal regions of Fiji to inform decisions made at national level planning throughout the Pacific Island Countries.

Executive Summary

Christmas ornaments created by Christine Fung from clear pet bottles.


Clean-up events On Saturday, September 19, 2015 Fiji took part in an international clean-up effort to combat coastal pollution by initiating an event under the auspices of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Clean-up Day (annex 1). Clean-up efforts also took place in Samoa as part of the same global initiative. The Lami to Suva clean-up was a collaborative effort between organizations & institutions such as: the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Office of Pacific Ocean Commissioner, Ocean Ambassadors, The Pacific Community (formally SPC), the Australian High Commission, Bank of the South Pacific, Suva Harbour Foundation, Salvation Army Youth, Wesley Church Youth, USAID, WWF, Hot Bread Kitchen, Kaiwai Outrigger Paddling Club, Fiji Ports and Tourism students from the University of the South Pacific (USP). Support through sponsorship included Narsey’s Plastics providing garbage bags, Ministry of Health for first aid products, FMF for cookies, Suva City Council for gloves and garbage bags, Pleass Beverages for subsidized water and dispensers, and BSP provided t-shirts and tents for a number of the sites. The clean-up was endorsed by the national government and local municipalities, including the Department of Environment, Lami Town Council, Suva City Council, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Lands.

After a meeting over the preceding two months to plan and mobilize stakeholders, the clean-up day took place at low tide between 2pm-5pm. Until the Waste-to-Art initiative’s effort, there have been many beach clean-ups along the Suva foreshore, but no data record had been compiled of the waste collected. It’s important to note the initiative started in April, before the project received funding, where data was also collected at an organized clean-up day on April 18, 2015. Students from various schools such as Suva Grammar, Lami High, Draiba Primary, Marist Convent, and the School of Creative Arts at Fiji National University participated. The same data card was then updated and used by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) at their World Oceans Day beach clean-up on June 11, 2015. The data presented in this report is derived from these three beach clean-ups during 2015, collected from the information on each data card turned in by volunteers. In an effort to determine what the main pollutants are and which companies products are being discarded in coastal areas, for effective waste management the initiative devised a data card that was a combination of Ocean Conservancy’s and United Nations Environment Programme’s litter monitoring cards (annex 2).

There were ten stations along Suva Harbour spanning from Lami to Vatuwaqa (refer to annex 1 for the map of clean-up locations). Each station was provided a box of supplies and manned by the event partners with one person allocated to return the remaining supplies after the event (annex 3).

Project Narrative

usp volunteers at the september 19, 2015 international Coastal Clean-up Day, suva point.


Supplies at each station included: 200 gloves, 75 trash bags, 50 BSP-sponsored t-shirts, 22 custom tote bags, one roll of tape, 30 pens, two notebooks, 50 data cards, 50 household waste surveys, two packets of cookies, two rolls of paper towels, one bar of soap, 36 apples, 15 plastic cups, 3 waters, one water tank, one scale, one shovel, a waste education poster (annex 4), and a Suva City Council composting guide (annex 5). The organizations that agreed to manage each clean-up station included: IUCN, Ocean Ambassadors, Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, the Australian High Commission, USP, SPC, Suva Harbour Foundation in collaboration with Kaiwai Outrigger Paddling Club, Vugalei Community, Lami Town Council, and Fiji Ports used one of their vessels to collect marine debris from the harbour.

In the project concept proposal, it was intended that a group of university students would be responsible for collecting data at the clean-up sites. However due to logistical efficiency, we decided to implement the idea of the citizen scientist and involve members from the community to take part in data collection. For some people it was difficult, as the process involved a standard of methodological rigor, and there were logistical challenges that discouraged people from litter monitoring (such as wind, rain and dirty hands). To make things easier, we set up a digital data card through Google Forms, http://goo.gl/forms/jneI2P2gyX to make litter monitoring accessible for people with smart phones, however only two participant groups used it. Although there was a turnout of around 250 people, there were a total of 89 data cards produced from the September 19 clean-up, 10 from the PIFS June 11 beach clean-up, and 24 from the April 18 clean-up.

In total 123 litter monitoring cards were filled out, from which data was extracted. The results from the data cards provide an estimate of the types of waste currently filling Suva and Lami’s coastal areas and account for about a total of about nine hours of cleaning up. The written down estimates of total rubbish collected from the three documented clean-up days amount to 1,010.1kg of rubbish. However, out of the 123 data cards only 67 of them included the total kg of trash collected. 56 data cards did not provide the total kg of waste collected, but their forms had accounted for individual monitored rubbish.

Based off the data set from the forms with a missing total, it can be estimated that the total amount of rubbish extracted from the coast at the three clean-up days is over 2,000kg. Items picked up from all three clean-up days included; 2,141 plastic bags, 3,146 plastic bottles, and 1,507 snack food wrappers. These were the most common items found (please refer to annex 6 for more details regarding items collected). A majority of the plastic bottles collected were manufactured locally by Coca-Cola Amatil, and the snack food wrappers were also from locally manufactured items such as

suva Grammar student volunteers at the april 18, 2015 Clean-up Day event.


Bongos made by Jasons, Twisties by Goodman Fielder and Maggi Noodles made by Nestle. These findings provide an example of the systemic issues with production and consumption trends and habits driving the waste management challenge facing Fiji.

The entire scope of the Waste-to-Art initiative was to turn rubbish into art made from reusable materials. Trash collected from the clean-up days in April and September was sorted and washed and the plastic bottles, bottle caps & plastic wrappers that were reusable were separated and set aside as materials to be used at the Youth Waste-to-Art workshops.

The second data collection component was a survey on waste management knowledge & practices, given out at each station to volunteers who were willing to take the time to complete the survey at the April & September clean-up days. The form was given to participants of both genders and all ages, and taken by people from various socio-economic backgrounds. The same survey was also administered to student youth participants at the Waste-to-Art Workshops and will additionally be promoted on social media to create an ongoing registry of commonly held waste management opinions. There were a total of 160 surveys taken by volunteers. Out of the 160, we discovered that 68.9% of them came from households that produced between 5-15kg of waste; while 15.6% of participants produced more than 15kg, compared to 15.5% who generated less than 5kg worth of waste daily (Annex 7). The consensus built from the survey is that 95.9% of people agreed that there needs to be more support for curb side recycling, while only 4.1% did not think it was necessary. The survey also shed light on how many people knew about the 3R’s (Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling) – 84.3% of participants knew what the 3R’s meant, while 15.7% of them did not know. The results are biased in that the sample of surveyed people were volunteers willing to pick up rubbish, and therefore had a pre-existing interest in actively combating pollution and waste. In addition, a conclusion that can be drawn is that the volunteers that showed up already knew the “dos and don’ts” regarding proper waste management practices. However, it must be noted that if this survey had been disseminated for the greater population and had consisted of a random sample group and/or targeted at a broader level, the survey may have yielded very different results, based off the assumption that the survey drew a crowd who were already interested in waste management and therefore were more knowledgeable than the average citizen because they were aware that the coastal pollution being cleaned up is an issue that currently needs to be dealt with.

volunteers at international Coastal Clean-up Day.


A project aim outlined in the concept proposal included engaging up to 90 youth to participate in the Waste-to-Art initiative to learn about waste management by using the 3R’s and introducing the “fourth R” – refuse. Another project aim was to encourage participants to become environmental stewards of their community through waste management action by picking up rubbish, creating art out of otherwise discarded materials, preventing littering, and teaching others about what they learned in the class.

In November 2015, the Waste-to-Art Youth Workshops were held on each Saturday of the month. The turnout of the four workshops included 42 kids between the ages of eight to eighteen, but there were sixteen students who decided to participate in multiple workshops dates (annex 8). Despite having the same presentations at each workshop, returning student participants did not mind, as the specifics of discussion changed to a varying degree from week to week, and the art component was of particular interest to the students who came to more than one workshop.

The selection process was straightforward and we recommended a minimum age of 12 years old, with students sending in an expression of interest with a permission slip. The Waste-to-Art Workshops were advertised on Facebook, as well a Saturday posting in the Fiji Times newspaper in addition to circulation amongst staff at IUCN and in a broader network amongst colleagues in various organizations. However, it should be noted that due to a minimal response from the advertisements and Facebook posts, we offered the course to anybody who was interested waving the requirement to send in a formal expression of interest. Since the newspaper promotion was only run on a single Saturday, response was minimal (reinforcing findings from previous calls for participation for other projects – readership and rate of response to print media are underwhelming compared to other media sources). Many of the students that participated came due to word of mouth.

The biggest response came from a diverse Pacific Islander Community called Veisari, located on the western outskirts of Lami Town. One active member of the community, Litia Lanyon, rounded up about 14 kids from Veisari, including two of her own children, to participate. There was also another family within the community where a mother, Filo Joy, and four of her children participated. Filo and Litia’s efforts in engaging youth in their community was commendable as they were responsible for shuttling kids to and from the settlement to the IUCN downtown office. All participants were subsidized bus fare for transportation as needed. The feedback from the Veisari kids was positive and a handful of them came to 3 out of the 4 workshop dates. Because we did not want to turn anyone away due to the fact that there was space available, there were several children younger than our recommended attendance age of 12 that participated in the workshop series. However, for the kids younger than 10 years old, the material covered during the presentations was too difficult for them to fully understand, yet the art component was specifically appealing despite them having a comparatively shorter attention span than the older children. It was agreed by most participants the workshop was interesting and they each learned something new about waste management and the environment.

Awareness & Education

Coral reef alliance Fiji Coordinator alisi rabukawaqa starting off her presentation with movement to engage students.


There was a post-workshop survey that thirty three students completed; a sample survey can be viewed at annex 9. The results of the surveys indicated thirty one students found the course informative, while two students thought it was “sort of” informative. One of the main objectives of the course was to teach kids about the 3 R’s as well as introduce the 4th R (Refuse). Results from the survey showed that 18 students were able to correctly identify the 4th R, while 15 students misidentified it. Students were asked to identify two things they learnt during the workshop. As an example, 18 year old Amelia wrote “1. Proper disposal of rubbish 2. I learnt the 4th R (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle).” 17 year old Brian’s response to the questions was “1. Create a new piece of work, 2. Transform waste management into art.” The older kids did not have any issues understanding the course material that was covered during the presentations, however some of the younger kids who still predominantly spoke English as a second language had difficulties comprehending the holistic scope of what they were doing there. Despite the challenges they faced, analysis from their post-course survey responses shows that 32 out of the 33 surveyed kids would participate in a similar workshop again, while only one participant said maybe. There are also answers demonstrating solid comprehension of workshop material when asked in the survey to give two reasons why trash is a problem – 14 year old Senitiki wrote that, “it affects the oceans and it affects the sea creatures”. Joji, a 16 year old boy wrote, “It causes pollution” and “it leads to the loss of biodiversity and climate change.”

Students were encouraged to ask questions about the environment, biodiversity, and anything relevant that came to mind. During all workshops, a particularly interesting topic for the kids was biodiversity, specifically how it was affected and how natural earth cycles were affected because of pollution and waste. Incorporated into the presentation series at each workshop was a PowerPoint presentation by IUCN’s Energy Programme Officer, Andrew Irvin, on the lifecycle of materials & resources and why waste management is important for conservation of energy, biodiversity, and the environment when planning for long term sustainability

Suva City Council (SCC) agreed to be involved in the workshop dates. However due to the fact that the workshops were on the weekend they were unable to send Maria Vulavou, their Waste Management Education Officer. Instead Maria provided a PowerPoint presentation that she has delivered at public schools on Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling under the current structure of Suva City Council waste management facilities and services, which was also presented by Andrew Irvin. In addition, Alisi Rabukawaqa, Fiji Coordinator from Coral Reef Alliance was present at two of the four workshops to talk to the students about the effects & impacts of pollution on biodiversity and natural Earth systems.

To link all the presentations together along with the recycle art component of the workshops, environmental activist and Waste-to-Art Project Coordinator, Nakita Lewasau Bingham from GIZ’s Marine and Coastal Biodiversity Management Project presented on Rubbish As a Resource, outlining efforts in different parts of the world to combat pollution by using trash as a material for making furniture, sculptures, jewellery, mixed media art, architecture, and more. The purpose of the presentation was to show the students the potential trash has when it is reused, recycled, and up-cycled and potentially inspire kids to question the way we currently view trash and lead them to take action to be environmental stewards in their communities.

After the education & awareness component of each workshop, the kids were then taught how to apply recycling to art by local recycle artist Warwick Marlow. Through demonstration he taught them how to safely use a soldering iron to transform a PET bottle into an object worth value such as a tea light, vase, earrings etc. By using the creative arts as a learning instrument, students were able to contextualize the meaning of recycling from hands on learning by taking PET bottles and using a soldering iron, made designs, shapes and objects out of the plastic, changing it into something more than a PET bottle with a potential added value.

After the technical training of how to safely use a soldering iron, participants were directed to make marine themed creatures that would make up the details of the onsite installation but also encouraged them to be creative and make whatever they wanted and this resulted in kids making mobiles, jewellery, and other objects. The PET bottles that were used at the workshops were collected from the April & September clean-up days. However, we also sourced PET bottles to use from various avenues, including IUCN staff, friends, Cathay Hotels, and students’ households.


It should be noted the pilot Waste-to-Art workshop was held on May 9, 2015 before the initiative received funding in September 2015, where eight students from International School Suva participated. This demonstration workshop was made possible by rounding up corporate sponsorship, encouraging corporate responsibility in an effort for more sustainable private sector engagement from Vinod Patel for hardware and materials, Hot Bread Kitchen for lunch, and Lami Town Council for the venue. At this workshop, presentations were given by WWF Communications Officer Alfred Ralifo on the effects of marine pollution on biodiversity and Andrew Irvin on Conservation & Sustainability and the history of the Lami Dump site. The feedback from the students was positive and encouraging, and it served as a good trial run for how to operate the workshops in November.

Art InstallationThe first week in December was spent allocating materials to start building the largescale art installation pieces such as hardware and workshop equipment. By the end of the second week, Warwick and a workshop crew consisting of a small team of older youth over the age of 17 years got to work prepping all the materials for the installation assembly. The work that had to be done was tedious; everything from designing and styling donated fibreglass foam using a soldering iron to wiring each individual PET piece that the students made into larger sculptures. During the process, Warwick taught the students technical skills such as how to work with a variety of tools, build a wooden frame for the jelly fish, the use of spray paint, how to incorporate lighting into the pieces, always keeping in mind the larger vision of the installation pieces and workshop safety. The team worked hard until the IUCN office closed for the Christmas holidays on December 23. The participants were subsidized with lunch and transportation fare. A smaller team consisting of about five youth participants worked with Warwick in the weeks of January before the unveiling event.

The unveiling event for the art installation took place on Monday, January 25, 2016 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. The event was a great success with a turnout of close to100 guests including the majority of the student participants, parents of the students, IUCN staff, representatives from the US Embassy, Ministry of Health, The Pacific Community (SPC), Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner, WWF, and International School Suva. The speeches delivered at the event highlighted the importance of collaboration across sectors for sustainable waste management and long term conservation efforts, as well as the integral role of community engagement and youth involvement. The event’s special guest speaker, Lorna Eden (Assistant Minister for Local Government, Housing and Environment) was unfortunately required to cancel her appearance 30 minutes before the event due to internal

Waste-to-art unveiling event


ministerial affairs. Despite this slight setback, the event went on as planned with IUCN’s ORO Director Taholo Kami’s opening remarks, followed by brief speeches by Andrew Irvin, Nakita Bingham and Warwick Marlow. Since Lorna Eden was unable to make it, Andrew presented the student participants with their certificates of participation at the event (See certificate sample at annex 10). Many parents of students did not realize the extent of the work their children were involved in creating, and the feedback was positive, with many expressing their pride in their children’s involvement in the initiative. The evening concluded with the display of the fully lit installation and a reception for the attendees. Fortunately, the electrical wiring was fully completed the day of the installation due to efforts by the Lami Town Council electrician to coordinate with the Fiji Electricity Authority to expedite the connection of the temporary grid access point. The display was turned on and fully operational throughout the unveiling event but the next night, Suva was hit by a big storm, and some of the lighting elements faulted. They were removed by Warwick Marlow to avoid further damage and await replacement with weather-resistant components in future park development.

The final art installation pieces included nine large jellyfish, each with a base constructed out of plywood and then overlaid with blue tarpaulin; the details of the jellyfish consisted of recycled plastic bags and bottle caps, and were finished with spray paint and fairy lights that lit up the insides. A couple of the jellyfish are currently still hanging in trees at the site but some where unfortunately blown away by Cyclone Winston.

The reef structure of the installation was made out of recycled fibreglass foam collected from the Fiji Fish processing factory, and PET plastic creatures that resembled abstract sea sponges, corals, sea anemones were then mounted into the foam. Additionally, large tube sponges made from chicken wire were shrink wrapped and spray painted to make up additional pieces of the reef. Details on the sponges included recycled snack wrappers. These pieces lined the front of the fence at the Lami site.

The PET cut-outs were all constructed by the kids at the Waste-to-Art workshops, there were so many that were made that they can potentially be displayed in another installation at a different site or additional development in the Lami Recreational Park space. The mass of them together appeared quite impressive, because hundreds of them were constructed. These pieces were made of PET bottles from the coastal clean-up as well as bottles collected from Cathay Hotels in Suva. The PET cut-outs are attached to the fence, as well as foam reef.

above: andrew & Warwick doing final touch ups. below: taholo kami, iuCn regional Director giving his opening remarks.


Marine themed jigsaw sculpture pieces made of plywood, underlain with fairy lights and wrapped in shrink wrap for weather protection were spray painted and served as one of the main features of the installation. The pieces included reef fishes, a reef shark, two seahorses, three clown fish, a yellowfin tuna, two stingrays, and two turtles. They were fastened to the fence at the entrance of the site, above the reef. Although the pieces are an impressive addition to marine biodiversity theme and aesthetics of the site, it should be noted that they do not consist of any recycled materials. In future installations, reducing use of other supplemental materials is readily identified as an area for improved material efficiency

Another part of the installation included a humpback whale cut out of mesh chicken wire. The details of the whale included clear & blue PET cut outs, recycled plastic bags, and bottle caps.

The more abstract components of the installation included feather duster tube worms. The bases were made from recycled textile tubes donated by Atlas, and the feather duster from the locally made “sasa brooms” that

are constructed out of dead coconut leaf spines. Lastly, another element of the installation included fallen coconut flower branches that were spray painted and used as corals on the reef, as well as dead golden palm leaves.

The project was a lot of fun, very informative, and exciting to work on for many different reasons. What we learned was that it took a lot of energy, effort, and resources to mobilize and organize stakeholders for the clean-up day on September 19, 2015 as well as the clean-up day in April, 2015. As indicated below in the carbon calculation section, the cost of cleaning up trash is higher than prevention, thus developing initiatives to inform the public and private sector producers as to best practices for waste capture and pollution reduction will allow for the most efficient management of materials on a macro scale. The beach clean-ups required a lot of materials such as plastic trash bags, gloves, as well as manpower to collect the amount of trash that was present in the coastal areas. We affirmed that our efforts served simply as a band aid on a much wider systemic issue and that these activities are ineffective and additionally wasteful in the long run if no additional steps are taken by various sectors based upon the lessons delivered by this project. Pollution & waste is an issue that needs to be addressed at the source, but it will take a collaboration of government, the private sector, and public citizens to work together to solve the waste management challenge. The issues of pollution, littering, and material inefficiency are multidimensional and require a wide range of stakeholders to come together to form and implement policy, activism, and change in perspective toward the way we view rubbish through education.

People need to be more responsible about what they consume, and demand responsible alternatives for the packaging of products brought to market and the facilities where their trash goes. The primary

Youth volunteer Frankie stoltz with lead artist Warwick marlow.


way to change public outlook on rubbish is through environmental education to include sustainable waste practices such as recycling, composting, up-cycling and down-cycling. Every child in Fiji needs to be able to access environmental education to understand their natural surroundings so they can learn from an early age how to manage their waste streams to foster thoughtful, long-term thinking. Secondly, the data collected at the clean-up days have enabled us to identify exactly which local company’s wrappers and bottles are ending up on the seashore. The next step is to present this data to the companies responsible for producing the trash that ends up on the beaches and collaborate with them to devise sustainable waste management plans to fulfil their corporate responsibility. Developing appropriate market incentives and penalties is necessary to change the manner in which people view the materials currently being cast aside as rubbish as indispensable resources with well-publicized and understood value.

Carbon Calcuation(provided by energy programme officer, andrew irvin)

Perhaps one of the most informative components of the process was conducting the energy consumption and emissions calculations in order to provide details on resource use by the project and break down some of the costs associated with the project beyond the monetary expenditures.

One significant cost of the project, in terms of environmental impact involved in fielding the participants and assembling the art is the emission of greenhouse gases, which we’ve estimated in carbon dioxide equivalencies for all the transport-related activities associated with the project. Transport has been broken down over the course of the workshop dates and committed assembly &

installation activities, partitioned by type of vehicle employed. We were able to verify approximately 903.5km (561.41 miles) of travel by participants/facilitators from the start of the workshop series through completion of the project (annex 11). The bulk of this travel was attributed to taxi transport, largely taking place in medium-sized diesel-powered cars (as per the composition of the Suva/Lami taxi fleet). To achieve a baseline conversion, http://www.carbon-calculator.org.uk/ emissions rates were utilized as a reference on CO2 emissions equivalencies, with a total yielding 149kgCO2e.

These medium-sized diesel automobile emissions only capture a portion of the total travel associated with the project, as there were a number of heavier service vehicles (buses and carriers) employed for both participant transport (with distances estimated based upon the areas from which the students travelled) and shipping of supplies to and from the workshop sites to the installation site at the Lami Recreational Park. Based upon calculated distances and frequency of travel, we were able to estimate another 416km (258.49 miles) were logged, equating to an additional 42kgCO2e over the lifespan of the project.

In addition, use of Lami Town Council’s Toyota Hilux and a Nissan Patrol for frequent conveyance of smaller shipments (recyclable waste bags, catering, workshop tools & supplies, etc.) during the 19 September, 2015 Clean-Up event and the various workshop and installation dates logged approximately 200km (124.27 miles) in additional travel. Given the larger size of the diesel engines used by these vehicles, an additional 42kgCO2e were estimated in associated emissions. In total, an estimated 246kgCO2e were attributable directly to transport activities associated with the Waste-to-Art project. However, transport emissions for the approximately 250 participants in the coastal clean-up day on 19 September, 2015, have not been factored in, as mode for each was not confirmed.

However, an additional 11.76kgCO2e were logged in association with the pre-mix fuel used for brush clearing activities conducted to prepare the Lami Recreational Park site for the art installation,

sustainable energy officer andrew irvin speaking about capturing waste to minimize long term energy costs.


based upon pre-mix fuel emissions rates provided by https://www.milieubarometer.nl/CO2-footprints/co2-footprint/1-co2-parameters-2015-and-later-2015/. Thus, the total from direct fossil fuel use equates to 257.76kgCO2e.

This attribution of emissions to tool use for the project also raises the issue of energy consumed during the workshops and assembly. Based upon calculations provided to IUCN’s finance office for monthly electricity billing in November using the energy calculator available at http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/kW_to_kWh_Calculator.htm, we were able to estimate a high-end calculation for the direct on-site energy use associated with the workshop. Assuming our 60W soldering irons were plugged in 8 hours per day, it would equate to approximately .46kWh per soldering iron. At maximum capacity, the project was using 20 soldering irons, which would total 9.6kWh. Spread across four workshops, this can be extrapolated to equate to 38.4kWh, which, at Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) tariff rates, would equate to an additional cost to the office of FJ$12.67 at FJ$0.33 per kWh. For each workshop, we were using the four (4) interior and exterior fans throughout the day – estimated at 72W each, which would use approximately .576kWH each per day, so approximately 9.2kWh for the four workshop dates (FJ$3.04). Natural light was used when working outdoors, and our solar panel-supplied lighting during internal work had no additional grid-supplied electricity costs associated. On each date, two laptops (60W Apple and 90W Dell) were also utilized for the presentation and associated material, which were plugged in approximately four hours of each workshop date, so the Dell required approximately .36kWh each day (1.44kWh in total) and the Apple .26kWh each day (1.04kWh in total). To display the presentation material, we also utilized the projector (Dell 375W) for approximately 3 hours during each workshop (1.125kWh each day, or 4.5kWh over the four dates).

In total, the workshop dates accounted for an additional estimated 64.18kWh (FJ$21.18) in direct electricity costs. These direct energy costs may be supplemented by the 3kWh (FJ$0.9) logged during the unveiling event to power the LEDs (55w per strand) and four 18W 2’ fluorescent tube lights to total 67.18kWh (FJ$22.17) in direct electricity costs.

During the assembly dates leading into installation, the use of a Total 12V/7Ah (.084kWh for 3-5 hours of use) Cordless Drill, Ingco Jigsaw (750W), and Black & Decker Heat Gun (2000W) should also be noted. While the drill was used minimally for fastening items, and was charged fewer than three times – these charges would equate to 0.252kWh of electricity stored and drawn from the grid. The heat gun and jigsaw each received an estimated eight hours of steady use for preparation of sculpture materials over the weeks leading into the unveiling, which would equate to 16kWH and 6kWh, respectively. So following the workshops, an additional 22.252kWh (FJ$7.34) of electricity was consumed, adding to the previous total for a sum of 89.432kWh (FJ$29.51) in electricity use for the project activities

Given the current profile of the FEA grid (approximately 60% derived from hydropower facilities2, and 40% from diesel generators), the associated emissions with the direct electricity can be estimated as 40% of the 1.64lbs of CO2 per kWH for diesel fuel oils at No. 2 Distillate Oil emission rates3. Therefore, with the hydropower component reducing emissions by 60%, 0.656lbs of CO2 per kWH may be estimated, thus another 58.66lbs (26.61kg) of CO2e can be attributed to the project, bringing the overall verifiable project emissions to 284.37kgCO2e.

As mentioned elsewhere in the report, approximately 1,010.1kg of rubbish were logged as collected during the various clean-up day events contributing toward this project’s execution. Of this, around 10% (101kg) was able to be upcycled directly into the artwork displayed at the Lami Recreational Park site, with approximately 60kg in remaining PET bottles deposited for recycling with the Mission Pacific programme at Coca-Cola Amatil, for which a refund of FJ$32 was issued at a FJ$1 per kg rate (many of the bottles deposited were not made by Coca-Cola or one of the companies whose beverages they distribute, so payment was not offered).

This should be noted as the only cash benefit associated with approximately FJ$25,000 in total project costs (see annex 12 for attached expenditure report) as well as 284.37kgCO2e in

2 http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/cps-fij-2014-2018-ssa-03.pdf3 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=74&t=11


associated emissions. It has been made apparent through this process as a waste management strategy, the Waste-to-Art initiative cannot reasonably be scaled to address the larger pressures created by a continual influx of solid and liquid pollutants into our coastal ecosystem. The Waste-to-Art initiative serves as a high-input response to treat a symptom of greater systemic drivers towards consumption and disposability in the production & supply chain of a wide variety of goods. However, raising awareness around the Suva Harbour area through the associated media coverage, the savings associated with preparatory work for future projects offset by recording, tabulating, and promoting the profile of localized coastal waste (and its producers), building creative livelihood skills and environmental stewardship ability in 50 young participants, and beautifying a public space with artwork based in recycled materials are worth additional valuation for both future costs saved and non-monetary value intrinsic to initiating and broadening a discussion on the scope of the environmental contamination and waste management gaps currently faced in the Greater Suva area, and by extension, the Pacific Island Countries at large.

Curatorial Statement(provided by Workshop Facilitator & installation Curator, Warwick marlow)

the visionThe idea of the Waste-to-Art project is an idea that it’s time has come. Given the global emergency that trash represents to present and future generations, the inception of the workshops is both timely and absolutely needed in our push to educate, empower, and enrich the lives of concerned and creative people by delivering a programme that achieved all three ideals.

As a life-long artist and conservationist with a special interest in up-market recycling as a career, I have often witnessed first-hand many of the pitfalls that are naturally attendant on these programmes, and it was decided to minimise these from the get-go.

the WorkshopsThe Waste-to-Art programme represents a first in Fiji in that it is the first series of workshops to not only impart skills but also provide the tools needed for our students to take home with them, thus seeding ideas and abilities in the minds of young people at a peer level, with the needed skill sets, information, and impetus to start activating on behalf of trash mitigation in their own varied neighbourhoods across the greater Suva area from Veisari in the west to Nausori in the east, thus covering a considerable area surrounding the capital.

the artworkFrom the outset it was decided to construct as much of the installation as possible from waste collected from the clean-ups conducted along the Suva harbour foreshore.

It was noted that it was not enough to merely wire our art and craft to the fence of the dump. There needed to be an engaging theme and I realised that we would need to spend a certain amount on new materials in order to provide the needed sense of engagement, awe, and gravitas to the whole effort. Having chosen a marine theme, we then moved toward constructing a reef, made by older teenage volunteers, to house the critters that had been made by the younger kids at the Waste-to-Art workshops.

Warwick marlow talking about art and its place in the green movement.


To get maximum visual impact 24/7 I decided to wire the entire installation with fairy lights and UV lights that would give the impression of a night dive.

Somehow sourcing solar powered fairy lights from Australia proved beyond our capabilities and we were forced to use miles of electrical extension leads and power boards that needed to be waterproofed with duct tape. A time consuming effort that could have been avoided had we just imported, stand-alone external solar powered units that need no weatherproofing. The result was that entire electrical circuitry was washed out in a thunder storm on the second day and remains an issue at this time. Since some of the display was damaged in cyclone Winston, I hope to rectify the electrical issues when we set a date to refurbish and reinstall the artwork utilising left over funds from the workshop programmes.

I was requested by the IUCN office to install part of the art installation at a conference for emerging youth leaders of the pacific at a conference that was held over one week in February. After consulting the other stakeholders it was decided to go ahead as I and the IUCN office felt it was an excellent opportunity to spread the Waste-to-Art message across the region. The artwork that was used at the conference has been put in storage until we can decide on a date to reinstall all the refurbished art at the site of the original installation.

the managementGiven that these workshops were a first for all other parties concerned, there were surprisingly few setbacks in regards to the management and smooth running of the programme. All participants were provided a small daily stipend to compensate them for their time. They were also provided with excellent sustenance in the form of healthy meals and also provided with a daily travel allowance.

There were a few instances of waiting for inordinately long periods of time for approvals to be granted – at one point we waited almost two weeks for the guest list to be approved and signed off due to administrative delays and coordination of timing for the opening with the associated stakeholders involved with the project. The flexibility of the energy office saved the day by allowing me to draw pay on an as-needed basis and the participants were compensated accordingly.

installation pieces.


the kidsIt’s always a joy to work with kids and art, and the Waste-to-Art programme was no exception. With relevant lectures to start the day, we then moved on to creating art from waste. From what I could see and hear, all the kids were fully engaged with the programme. Art is an extraordinarily powerful tool when it comes to awareness-raising. Watching them learn new skills and the way in which creating art empowers them is always a very gratifying experience. The feedback we enjoyed from both the kids and their parents was all very positive with not a single dissenting voice to be heard. To see the kids come forward to receive their certificates on the night of the unveiling was something I think will stick with all of us who were there in attendance. While the younger kids were engaged with creating critters from waste for the reef, the older teens were engaged to learn the skill sets needed to create art installations of their own in the future and they have expressed much appreciation in this regard.

the next stepKeeping in mind the work that has been done at the park from the original funded rehabilitation of the dump to the present round of art installations, it seems logical to continue the effort and try to secure the needed funding to turn the park into a community space that leads the national conversation on the green agenda. It would be an awesome story... A decommissioned landfill converted to the green agenda in all its forms. Much has already been proposed by other stakeholders, like the LifeCycle Fiji Steering Committee amongst others, and I feel that the recycling effort would fit well into the existing proposals in the form of funding a dedicated facility for the processing of recyclables into saleable artwork at the site. This could be expanded on to include cruise liner tours, but would work just as well for the local population.

student participants with their certificates of participation.

project Coordinator, nakita bingham talking about the pressing need for more efforts to combat waste and pollution.


There is a large percentage of expats and locals all looking for a place to drop off recyclables and the park at the dump would work well as it’s reasonably central in its location. This could form the basis for the raw materials needed to start a small creative industry that not only mitigates waste streams but also educates, empowers, and enriches the lives of all who pass through its doors in the form of workshops for target groups and as a centre for the dissemination of new ideas and tech as it pertains to the global push for climate change resilience and healthy environments. In the past, in the western division there was a charitable trust called CreatiViti that did very well at self-funding through its effort to raise the quality of local ceramics and by holding craft fairs and also selling local art, and organising very popular art exhibitions and kids art workshops.

From a community perspective, I believe that the dump site at Lami represents a chance to create, based on the CreatiViti model, a community initiative that seeks to turn trash into cash while simultaneously raising awareness of responses to climate change and its associated thematic areas. CreatiViti started out as a small Lautoka-based art group that funded its community programmes through its art exhibitions. In order to enhance their programmes, they applied for and received considerable financial assistance from both the European Union and AusAID in the form of seed funding and ongoing support. Obviously if we are serious about addressing climate change and environmental degradation, then the funding needs to be found to establish and run, under international best practice, a dedicated facility that works with all relevant stakeholders in all sectors to deliver the goods. In the future, the facility could expand its initiatives to include a regional training centre for the creative environmental arts.

It’s my personal opinion that, given the huge role that the creative industries play and contribute to the global economy, and also given the pathetic response of regional governments to the needs of our youth (and the arts in general) as a capacity builder on numerous different fronts, we only have one real choice before us and that is to move forward and lead from the front line. I, for one, would be happy to contribute to the effort as both an artist and a consultant with forty years of experience in the creative and environmental industries. In closing, I would like to say that I wish the Waste-to-Art programme all the best for the future.

(Conducted by nakita bingham & andrew irvin)Given the preliminary findings of the Waste-to-Art initiative and the potential for addressing some of the issues identified, Project Coordinator Nakita Bingham & Energy Programme Officer Andrew Irvin held a series of consultations and inquiries with various organizations across all sectors in the weeks following the unveiling of the art installation. The notes included below were presented to the Waste Management personnel at Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP) to help inform appropriate activities and design of larger scale initiatives going forward and enrich the perspective on the current waste management situation.

suvavou village elder expressing his thanks for the initiative and efforts to rehabilitate the former rubbish dump.


usp• No composting facilities for lower campus (likely the same for other campuses, based on

absence of detailed University waste management policy in provided OHS details)

• No separation of waste or presence of designated bins

Fnu• PET bottles were separated at Nabua campus

• No composting facilities for Nabua campus (or other major campuses – details from UniFarm needed)

• No separation of waste or presence of designated bins

Fiji Water• FWF is interested in receiving funding applications for recycling initiatives in Fiji.

• Awaiting a funding proposal from IUCN for small-scale project (worth developing in partnership with SPREP)

honey Dew Farms• Spending $80,000 per week on 50+ staff for separation

• Vunato dump is charging scavengers to collect PET bottles for processing through Mission Pacific

• Returning over 1,000 crates of beer to brewery per week

• 8 bailers on site that cost$18,000 each

• Separating into Green Waste | Recyclables (sub-grouped into types of plastics, types of glass, types of metals, etc.) | Other waste

• Facility in warehouse on Nadi back road

• Collecting & processing all Denarau facilities’ waste

Coca-Cola amatil• Bottles are formed locally from imported PET capsules that are then blown up and shaped

• Fiji manufactured products are shipped to Kiribati, Tonga, Samoa, Nauru, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu (as well as various outer islands), with sales teams in each country processing orders, and individual retailers on outer islands within Fiji

• Mission Pacific collection points are located in Nasinu, Lautoka, and Labasa

• 3 staff in Nasinu, 3 in Lautoka, 2 in Labasa

• All contractors are hired for collection and some work alongside with Coca-Cola employees

• Bottles are not being captured from outer islands or other countries- once they are shipped out to the islands, they are for the most part not returned.

• Approximately 30 million individual bottles are sold per year

• An estimated 25% are returned for deposit- 75% remains not captured

• FJ$1.00 per Kg when deposited at Coca Cola facility, FJ$0.75 when collected (fortnightly pick-up)

• Approximately one tonne per day in collection received across all facilities

• 40’ container costs Coke $2,000-$3,000 to ship to Hong Kong

• Approximately 21 tonnes fit in each container (FJ$21,000 pay-out to collectors)

• 1 container shipped out per month -> Low end cost of FJ$276,000 per annum

• PET resale price between FJ$0.30-0.40 per KG (return of between FJ$82,800 - $100,800 per annum)

• Mission Pacific thus loses approximately $193,200 - $175,200 per year at current rates of collection and return)

Follow-Up Consultations


• Approximately 25,000 bottles equate to 1 tonne -> 250kg per bail once compressed

• Thus, 25,000 bottles per tonne, 21 tonnes per container, 12 containers per year = approximately 6.3m bottles captured

• Daily recycling collectors bring in up to 300kg per week -> uncompressed about 25kg fit per bag, or up to 80 when crushed

• Metal scrapyards collect old fridges/coolers

• Only 17% of new bottles can be made of recycled PET <– so one recycled bottled must spawn into over 5 new bottles to be fully reused <- 100% of old bottles could be upcycled for other purposes (bottle bricks, road aggregate, etc.)

• Restaurants are largest consumers

• Container Deposit Legislation was said to be supported by Coca-Cola Amatil although there are conflicting reports from SCC

international Coastal Clean-up day volunteers.


suva City Councilstatus of Composting programme:

• 15 tonnes per month processed by 3 full-time staff with 1 truck

• 500 compost bins sold already

• Shelter planned, budgeted, and engineers allocated to expand the compost facility

Current scope of Waste collection:• No standards & protocols mandated for process of collection by contractors

• Map & schedule of collection routes can be provided to see which contractors cover which areas.

• 10 Contractors employed to manage waste with around 150 total staff

• Around 80 Suva City Council staff are also included in the waste management process

• Approximately 15 Parks & Gardens service workers

• All the aforementioned staff would benefit from Waste Management training (around 250 in total) as there is currently no mandatory capacity waste management training

• Peace Corps has yet to be engaged for disseminating of knowledge <- opportunity for decentralized initiatives

• Consultant for Waste Management Strategic Plan Development is now with Dept. of Environment

outstanding issues include:• Availability of Centre for collection (2-hour commute for trucks to make Naboro run and

return)

• Ministry of Information has purview over FBC and broadcasters – no mandate for dedicated public service announcements

• Municipal by-laws must be run through Ministry of Local Gov’t. up to Cabinet for approval

• Container Deposit Legislation was suppressed <- broader Policy Development & Drafting support needed, SCC reports that Coca-Cola is the reason this law was not passed

• Engagement with Churches & religious organizations as sorting/collection points has not yet happened

• JICA has been underrepresented since the exit of the last staffer in 2014 but is currently funding regional Waste Management Project

• Attribution of responsible party and reasonable doubt keep littering fines from being readily applied and collected upon

• Fee schedules need revision (burning is not regulated or fineable)

• Valuation & market incentives for collection of each type of material must be established

• Private Sector requirements to capture packaging & material waste – registry of products, material inputs/outputs needs to be formalized

These notes were presented to the Waste Management personnel at SPREP to help inform appropriate activities and design of larger scale initiatives going forward and enrich the perspective on the current waste management situation.


Initially, we thought the project would be better off if we engaged as many youth as possible to participate in the workshops. However, what we found to be the most effective was when the kids came on consecutive Saturdays rather than only one time, leading to a more comprehensive understanding of the waste and pollution challenge. If we would do the workshops again, the most effective way to structure the course would be to have one thematic topic for presentations and discussions on each Saturday to build upon concepts introduced during previous sessions.

For example, what we discovered was how interested the kids were in animals and nature. There could have been one workshop day dedicated to discussing how pollution impacts animals and nature, one day spent on discussing conservation ideas & sustainability and what that means in the context of young lives, pollution and waste. Additionally, a day could be dedicated to discussing how rubbish is used as a resource around the world in another class, and so on. It would have been useful to teach kids other technical skills such as assembling their own mixed media mini-sculptures made of recycled materials from home, in addition to making the PET cut outs. Building a curriculum for more involved skill development would create an opportunity for increasingly qualified and confident youth leaders to develop environmental projects and enterprises.

It is worth noting one of the biggest challenges going forward will be the appropriate engagement and remuneration of customary land owners and surrounding communities in the development of the Lami Recreational Park and associated livelihoods involved. Suvavou Village youth were engaged to do the grounds keeping at the Lami Recreational Park as per initial planning with the Lami Town Council in order to involve traditional land owners and communities in the vicinity of the old dump site, under a written Terms of Reference document discussed, agreed upon, and delineated ahead of time.

A month before the event, Andrew, Warwick & Nakita sat down with elders from Suvavou Village, a community living in proximity of the Lami Site to establish a relationship with them for engagement in the project. For future park development, in order to avoid any interruption in service and create satisfactory outcomes for all parties involved in the surrounding communities, Lami Town Council, and the public making use of the park, it would be advised a formal tendering process is promoted and specific roles are advertised to be filled as municipal employment positions, with oversight as needed in the event the park development positions are funded by donor agencies beyond municipally allocated staffing budgets. Our offering of an opportunity to the local community for direct engagement was intended as a measure for creating a sense of ownership over the park space and was intended to help youth in the area find a voice to help direct additional park building activities. However, in the interest of preventing cultivation of a sense of entitlement that may deride the fulfilment of services required, it is advised an entirely professional, standardized process should be utilized in the future.

The entrance to the Lami Dump Recreational Park site has been improved as a result of the art

Lessons Learned & Conclusion

Far right side of the art installation.


installation, despite the weather-related setbacks of the tropical storms and Cyclone Winston. This is now well-recognized because the art installation was a gesture to show people that the old dump site has a potential of being something beautiful and functional. We know this because for many years the dump has been a forgotten lot, ignored by the community because of the legacy of the massive trash piles. The art installation pre-Winston reinvigorated the entrance space into something beautiful, with a message of hope and transformation. For anybody that noticed the installation, it shined a new light on the space and hopefully eases people’s minds into accepting the once smelly and toxic rubbish dump into the role of its conversion into a recreational park for the public to use.

Additionally, some of the participants, such as a the Joy family, expressed how the workshop and their participation had enlightened them regarding how to manage waste sustainability and introduced a new way of thinking about waste management at a household, community, and national level. They said that learning how to make art from PET bottles was a good experience, and they didn’t know that old peels and organic food scraps could be saved and composted to turn back into soil through natural processes; they have started using their compost bin at home to enrich soil fertility, and will be sharing the process with their community.

This Waste-to-Art report represents a small-scale youth engagement and public awareness initiative, and given the labour, energy, and material resource intensity of the activities conducted, it should be seen as a platform for expanded discussions, engagement of the private sector, coordination of government agencies and NGO, and design of broader interventions. It has been found many of the practices developed and employed (particularly the use of clean-up data cards during coastal improvement events) will help generate much needed information to address a significant gap in details on the specific profile of coastal and marine pollution around Fiji and the other Pacific Island Countries.

It also became apparent there is a pressing need for an expanded curriculum and increased focus upon material & energy efficiency amongst students of all ages to help decentralize knowledge of methods to mitigate environmental degradation and reduce solid waste streams to help facilitate climate change efforts in the broader context. The IUCN Oceania Regional Office anticipates the expansion of project scope & budget to include similar levels of rigor in monitoring & evaluation in future projects of greater scale involving the proliferation of conservation principles and environmental stewardship, particularly at the community level amongst youth and emerging leaders.

andrew irvin awarding certificates of participation.


annex 1international Coastal Clean-up Day posterSeptember 19, 2015


annex 2Litter monitoring Data Card template

Litter monitorinG Data CarDCoastal Clean-Up, Saturday, 2-5pm, September 19th, 2015

Thank you for participating in this Clean-Up Day! Your commitment to keeping the community clean will help raise awareness on types of waste threatening our marine & coastal ecosystems, helping with waste management planning.

Name of survey site: _______________________________________________________________

Surveyors Name: __________________________________________________________________

Organization/ Affiliation: ____________________________________________________________

Contact: _________________________________________________________________________

Estimated Time Spent on Clean-up: _________________________________________________

Number of people in group: _________________________________________________________

Estimated Weight Collected: __________________________kg

Number of foreign items collected (items not made locally): ____________________________

Please write any other items not listed above (including most common brands or product labels): ___________________________________________________________________________

This survey has been adapted from UNEP & Ocean Conservancy’s marine litter monitoring programs

items Collectedexample:

Balloons IIII_IIII II___________________________________________________________

Total (count): 12 Total (kg): 0.2

pet art made by students.


Land based Wasteitem score total (count) total (kg)

pLastiCPlastic BagsSnack food wrappersPlastic BottlesDetergent wrappersPlastic containersPlastic Cups/PlatesPlastic Straws/StirrersPlastic Bottle Caps/LidsPlastic UtensilsPlastic lolly sticksPlastic Sheeting/TarpaulinUnknown plastic piecesPlastic pieces (less than 2.5 cm)

metaLMetal Bottle CapsFood Tins/CansDrink CansMetal ContainersFoil snack wrappersUnknown Metal debrisMetal debris (less than 2.5cm)

paper/WooDPaper BagsPaper food packagingCardboard CartonsPaper Cups/PlatesNewspaper/MagazineIce cream sticksPieces of woodGLASSGlass bottlesGlass piecesGlass pieces (less than 2.5cm)

househoLD itemsDisposable NappiesBaby wipes/wet wipesCondomsDisposable RazorsToothbrushesFeminine hygiene napkins/ tamponsClothing/Shoes


item score total (count) total (kg)other

Foam/sponge/synthetic materialsFoam pieces (less than 2.5cm)Styrofoam containersBalloonsCigarette butts/packetsCigarette lightersBuilding material

automotive/eLeCtroniCsOil/Lube BottlesCar batteryCar partsBatteries (AA, AAA, C, D)TyresHouse hold appliancesPersonal electronics/ wiring/ cables

marine baseD WasteFishing Line (1 metre = I score)Buoys/floatsFishing NetsRope (1 metre = 1 score)Crab/lobster/fish basketsCrates

please list any entangled beached animals or birds found on the beachAnimal Alive or Dead (circle one) What is it entangled in?

Alive or DeadAlive or Dead

pet art made by students.


annex 3Clean-up Day station supplies Checklist

opposite page: Jellyfish hanging at the entrance of the Lami site.


annex 4Waste awareness poster for each Clean-up

Foam reef structure, pet cut outs, and coconut flower branches made up the reef .


annex 5suva City Council “Your Guide to home Composting” manual given to every clean-up station p1, p2, p3 and p4


annex 6Consolidated Clean-up Data from april 18, June 8 & september 19, 2015


annex 7Waste management survey results


annex 8Waste-to-art student Workshop participant List


annex 9Waste-to-art post Workshop survey


annex 10Custom participant Certificate sample


annex 11transport expenditure Log


annex 12project Financial report

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