Partners - Pacific Recycling Foundation

Department of Environment

The PRF continues to work closely with the Department of Environment in the area of proper waste management and bringing recycling to the fore. The Department of Environment has also participated in dialogues and forums organised by the PRF on mindset, behaviour, and challenges associated with recycling. The Department of Environment continues to support PRF’s tailor-made recycling programs and most recently the Prime Minister and Minister for Environment, Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka officiated at the 2023 Global Recycling Day celebrations and also endorsed PRF’s national campaigns and messages.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the PRF are working in close collaboration to conduct a feasibility study to establish possible networking to bring recyclables from outer islands and Vanua Levu to Viti Levu. The feasibility study on connecting the outer islands and Vanua Levu to mainland Viti Levu is an important first step in capturing recyclables from different outer islands and maritime areas. The IUCN also partnered with the PRF for the Kabutri Drive Pilot Recycling Project in Koronivia, a first-of-its-kind program designed to inculcate best practices of recycling in a community. The IUCN also teamed up with the PRF in organising empowerment sessions for women CPRs from Lautoka.

USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Clean Cities, Blue Ocean (CCBO) program, awarded a grant to Waste Recyclers Fiji Ltd (WRFL) and Pacific Recycling Foundation (PRF) to design and build I-Recycle Hub Bins that will promote recycling practices in Suva City. With USAID’s support, five bins will be set up in well-known high-occupancy establishments around the city, particularly in office buildings, apartments, and small business shops.

Swire Shipping

Swire Shipping remains a committed partner of the PRF. They have been partnering with PRF for the Recycling on the Go (ROG) Ambassadors Program which was piloted at Jai Narayan College in 2022 and upscaled to Jasper Williams High School, and Nadi Sangam Primary School in 2023. Swire Shipping has also been partnering with PRF for Global Recycling Day celebrations since 2021.

Pacific Energy

Pacific Energy has been partnering with the PRF for Global Recycling Day celebrations since 2021. They have also come on board as the major partner for a recycling project at Kilikali Settlement, aimed at changing the mindset and behaviour towards recycling at an informal settlement. Pacific Energy also partnered with the PRF for a major national campaign aligned with the 2023 Global Recycling Day, ‘Wear a Pin, Join the Movement’.

Tourism Fiji

Tourism Fiji came on board as the major partner for 2023 Global Recycling Day. This partnership greatly assisted the PRF in hosting the GRD celebration at the Sheraton Fiji Golf and Beach Resort. They also took part in a Roundtable discussion on mindset and behaviour towards recycling, which was organised by PRF on Day 1 of the 2023 GRD. Tourism Fiji is also assisting the PRF in getting resorts and hotels onboard recycling programs intended to capture recyclables and prevent them from getting dumped at landfill or dumpsites.

Fiji Women's Crisis Centre

The FWCC partnered with the PRF by assisting in organising empowerment sessions for women CPRs from Lautoka. The FWCC provided training on subjects like basic human rights, legal literacy, and awareness on violence against women. The organisation has also committed to assisting the PRF in the mapping exercise of waste pickers through the provision of counselors.

Fiji Cancer Society

The PRF and Fiji Cancer Society continue to collaborate toward providing structured support to women CPRs, particularly information, and assistance regarding access to basic health services as well as screening. The two organisations have also discussed opportunities to acknowledge female CPRs in Fiji for their contribution to the waste management cycle.

Fiji National University

The Fiji National University has formalised a partnership with Waste Recyclers Fiji Limited and Pacific Recycling Foundation to implement the I-Recycle Hub program to complement the University’s recycling initiatives. The I-Recycle Hub bins will be placed at the Derrick campus in Samabula and Natabua campus in Lautoka. The bins aim to promote recycling amongst students, staff, and visitors to the campus.

The University of Fiji

Pacific Recycling Foundation and the University of Fiji have announced their partnership in the area of waste management and recycling.
PRF’s collaboration with Uni Fiji involves the collection of recyclables from Samabula and Saweni campuses as well as a tailor-made training program on waste management and recycling for the University’s staff.

Suva City Council

The PRF is working closely with the Suva City Council for a major recycling project in Suva City, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program. This project is expected to reduce the amount of waste disposal at the Naboro landfill as well as lessen the pressure on the Suva City Council’s collection, transportation, and disposal of waste.

French Embassy in Fiji

The French Embassy in Fiji, in partnership with the PRF organised Fiji’s first Roundtable on Mindset and Behaviour towards recycling in 2022. The Roundtable provided the PRF and other stakeholders in the waste management space an opportunity to raise issues, and concerns as well as provide solutions for environmental sustainability.

Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF)

Pacific Recycling Foundation and Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) have been cooperating with each other on matters of mutual interest, particularly on activities and projects that promote and strengthen green growth in Fiji through sustainable development initiatives. The two organisations have also agreed to collaborate on the development of information materials to promote a blue economy and green growth with a focus on waste management.

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

The PRF and SPREP have been collaborating by sharing expertise, knowledge, and solutions in the area of environment conservation, waste management, and pollution control. The PRF was invited to partner with the regional body to host a side event on circular economy at a SPREP meeting in Samoa in 2023.

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

The PRF continues to collaborate with the GGGI, an organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. The PRF participated in a high-level discussion on waste and the circular economy in Asia and the Pacific in the Global Green Growth Week 2022, an annual event that supported the Global Green Growth Institute and its 43 member countries to shape their messages in the leadup to the UNFCCC Conference of Parties COP27.