TNG Fiji Incinerator
Status of the project: Seeking consent from Fiji Government.
Background to the project:
Australian billionaire Ian Malouf (of Dial-a-Dump and TNG), whose Sydney incinerator proposal was rejected by the Independent Planning Commission back in 2018, is now pursuing one in Fiji - where Australia’s waste could be shipped.
The application documents specifically mention New Zealand as a source of waste for the incinerator.
This incinerator would burn 900,000 tonnes of waste per year, more than four times the waste that Fiji produces itself. Incinerating this much rubbish would leave Fiji with between 225,000-300,000 tonnes of highly toxic ash.
Campaign updates:
The community has formally objected to the proposal
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka earlier said he understood the concerns raised by residents and did not support the project proceeding.
Two of Fiji's major sporting organisations - the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) and the Fiji Football Association (Fiji FA) have opposed the setting up of a waste incinerator in the Vuda-Saweni area between the Nadi International Airport and Lautoka city.
“It's a waste solution for Australia being imposed on Fiji. No country in the world runs an incinerator built primarily to burn another nation's rubbish," - Randall Kamea, a former Flying Fijians player, told ABC's Pacific Beat programme
ACTIONS
Day of Action: Friday, 17 April, 9am in Wellington at the FIjian High Commission 39 Pipitea Street, 10am in Fiji
Submissions due BEFORE 22 April - The Environmental Impact Assessment and other documents are available on the company website here
Email submissions to doewest8@gmail.com