I am Mura Herman and I am excited to participate in the PacWastePlus and GEF ISLANDS Study Tour to learn more about these systems. Here in the Cook Islands we are currently implementing / planning to implement the following PacWaste and GEF ISLANDS projects targeting ARDF and our Outer Island (PA Enua) waste removal of e-waste and hopefully bulky waste in the coming projects.
The things I am most looking forward to learn are how Australia is leading the way around sustainable financing around ADF and how this has been received by the commmunity and how return container scheme is rolled out so its not project reliant. I hope to learn from the site visits and experts from all over the Pacific, being in involved here in Cook Islands on waste I hope to see some practical and innovative systems that we may translate to our shores. Looking forward to everything we will be exposed to and hope to return back with my colleague to empower what we are starting to ensure our Nations goal of zero waste.