3. Training

Pacific Recycling Foundation, an offshoot of Waste Recyclers Fiji Limited recognizes that one of the key challenges faced by the recycling industry is the lack of active participation by individuals, communities, and business houses. This challenge is because there is limited understanding and knowledge about recycling and the Collection Pillars of Recycling (CPR).
Similar to the I Recycle Hub concept, the PRF training program has been developed in-house and is based on experiences and years of engagement in the recycling space.
The training program ranges from understanding the history of recycling and its inception in the Pacific to topics of being able to secernate those who call themselves “recycling” companies, to understanding why it is important to have local involvement in the space and to protect the vulnerability of CPR who play an important role in the whole recycling ecosystem.
PRF also acknowledges that any training in this area will always be in development stages and is never constant or final, this is based on the understanding that technology continues to advance, and more and more products are being developed which ultimately become a new line of recyclable or rubbish, new ways of recycling are being thought of trialed and introduced into society, etc, therefore PRF training manual guide will always be in a state of a living document.