Fiji villagers reject plan for ‘Pacific ashtray’ in beach paradise

An Australian billionaire’s plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to “waste colonialism” and risks spoiling a “beach paradise”, villagers and the Pacific nation’s UN ambassador said. Traditional landowner Inoke Tora boarded a bus to the capital Suva on Tuesday with a petition from villagers opposing the $630 million waste-to-energy incinerator, which is […] The post Fiji villagers reject plan for ‘Pacific ashtray’ in beach paradise appeared first on Digital Journal.