Cleaning Up Paradise.

In August 1999, the European Union (EU) launched a program to assist eight South Pacific Island nations in managing their solid waste. On these islands, where space is at a premium, landfills are overflowing, and dumping of wastes including plastic and paper packaging, glass bottles, foam containers, scrap metal, and chemical and industrial refuse is uncontrolled.

As part of the program, a video titled "Waste World" was produced that documents the extent of the problems created by poor waste disposal practices--these problems include water contamination, increases in disease-carrying pests, and potential loss of tourism revenue. The video also features options for controlling the problem such as reducing the islands' reliance on imported goods and creating public awareness of the issue.