Islands struggle to dispose of solid waste

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Updated July 24, 2009 08:29:06

The remoteness and size of many Pacific islands makes it difficult for solid waste to be easily removed or buried - as is the way in many other nations on earth.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Esther Richards, the Solid Waste Officer at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program

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