Samoa and Tokelau Association of Recyclers (STAR)

Women share waste management stories at CPRT side event promoting South-South Cooperation

Nua Va’ai is the Vice President of the Samoa and Tokelau Association of Recyclers (STAR), and is also the co-owner of Samoa Pure Water, a bottled water company based in Samoa. 

 She was among women who shared their experiences in waste management during a side event titled “Talanoa on how effective the role of women, youth and communities are in the implementation of the regional multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) in addressing waste.” The side event was held at the culmination of the second day of the Third Clean Pacific Roundtable.