Solid Waste Management in the Pacific: Papua New Guinea Country Snapshot

Abstract

This flyer outlines the status of solid waste management in Papua New Guinea and recommends key points for action to address challenges facing the country related to solid waste management. Papua New Guinea (PNG) covers a land area of over 450,000 square kilometers (km2 ). Approximately 12.5% of its 7.16 million people live in urban areas. In 2012, the per capita gross domestic product of PNG was estimated at 4,500 Kina ($1,629). Port Moresby, PNG’s capital city, which is the focus of this study, is located on the southeastern coast on the Gulf of Papua. It has a geographic area of about 90 km2, and a population of around 400,000