Fiji rejects Australian billionaire's 'Pacific ashtray' plan to ship, burn waste

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The plan to ship non-recyclable rubbish from across the region to Fiji had been labelled "waste colonialism" by villagers. SYDNEY: Fiji's environment ministry on Thursday (Jun 4) rejected a plan by an Australian billionaire to burn rubbish for energy in the South Pacific nation, after a backlash from traditional landowners and tourism operators. The plan to ship non-recyclable rubbish from across the region to Fiji, popular with tourists for its pristine beaches, and build an incinerator to