Site Visit from the National University of Samoa, April 9, 2024

Today, Waste Management and Pollution Control Division hosted 12 students and 3 lecturers from the National University of Samoa at the Tafaigata landfill.

According to senior lecturer Faainuseimalie Latu, “these students are from different universities in the United States and are in the country to study and identify issues facing by Samoa on environmental issues such as Climate Change and Waste Management to name a couple”.

Principal Solid Waste Management Officer Aliimuamua Setoa Apo and Senior Landfill Officer Fualaga Pemita presented the waste management system in Samoa from waste collection, primary treatment to final disposal.

In addition, the visitors were inform of the challenges, issues and opportunities in waste management in Samoa. The students were able to differentiate Samoa and United States waste management systems in terms of technologies in waste treatment and recycling in which capacity is one of the challenges identified.

The visitors were amazed for the waste management developments present at Tafaigata where there are recycling companies are operated from, presence of a healthcare waste treatment facility, sludge treatment facility and solid waste landfill facility….a one stop shop for waste management.