The project undertook a feasibility assessment of the waste quantities, legislative framework, infrastructure and resourcing options available to the five countries in implementing a sustainable financing system in the form of an advance recovery fee and deposit.
Working closely with SPREP and country counterparts in the Departments of Environment, Treasury, Customs, Finance and the Attorney General, pre-feasibility studies were developed for five countries.
Advance recovery deposit and fee legislation builds on from the success of container deposit /waste levy systems currently operating in five Pacific countries. In addition to beverage containers, advance recovery fee and deposit systems can include other problematic items such as vehicles, whiteware and solar batteries. This assignment sought to provide required information and legislative assistance to develop and implement an advance recovery deposit and fee system in Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.
Amardeep led the contributions to the feasibility studies for Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
