During the two hour event 2,714 pieces of rubbish were counted and analysed.
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources published these statistics on marine exports from 2011-2015.
The transportation and disposal of hazardous and radioactive wastes can be a project critical activity and needs to be planned well. Consideration should be given to removing radioactive material from a project site as soon as it is ready to be moved instead of combining it’s transportation with other hazardous wastes.