This project deals with Waste by turning Plastic Waste into Energy through a system that will generate energy from waste plastics hat can be use as fuel for cooking.


This is an advance pilot project that is looking at converting waste plastic to usable energy in two communities in the Solomon Islands.

Objectives are:
a) reduce the amount of plastic in the Solomon Islands environment through community action by creating a value from recovery of energy from waste (see below for amount of waste reduction each system can achieve)

b) increase the capacity of communities to manage the energy recovery from waste for their own local benefit (for families and small businesses) and reduce reliance on largescale services and infrastructure for solutions.

c) link the energy recovery from waste to local job creation and education.

Project components.

1. commissioning the building of three more systems - one Honiara community and at Munda and Gizo. This includes a retort, the condenser, oil collection tank, gas accumulator, hobs and a rocket oven (see attached information)
2. providing Don Bosco Tertiary Institute with some support for tools needed (NZ donors will assist with this)
3. funding the transport of the systems to the communities, and in the case of Tabaka or Gizo, transport of the system to Lagoon communities to process plastic waste.
4. supervision of the build, training of operators and their certification. This would be undertaken by Nufuels Ltd who will provide their input at a discounted rate to support the communities.
5. follow-up support over the next year. This would also be undertaken by Nufuels along with the Solomon Islands project officer.
6. administration, communication and project management.

Expected outputs.

? Removing waste plastic from vulnerable environments.

? Removing waste engine oils from the environment.

? Fossil fuel import avoidance

? Fossil Fuel Use and GHG Emissions

? Social Benefit - the process can help reduce energy costs for the community households participating and increase opportunities for small business (e.g., drying food), running power tools, lighting etc.

SIARTC would follow the same model as has been used for the pilot project as follows. Each community group will lead developing and managing the project in their area with the support of the project partners. The project partners will provide technical and administrative support to the community groups.