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South Pacific Waste Recyclers, “Making Good on our Promise”

Our 10 years of Service progress has been made with recycling, to have a viable operation there
is a need for more input material to be able to operate to the full potential
of the recycling plant.
“Our 10th anniversary celebrations is not only to
recognise our achievements operating as South
Pacific Waste Recyclers, but to acknowledge Our People
especially that in these 10 years we “walk the talk”.
When we started in 2010, we were committed to “At the heart of our operations, is our staff. There will be no operation
protecting the environment and that is exactly the without the sacrifice of our staff. They are the ones who have actioned
foundation of our work as a recycling plant and our vision, by turning it into reality. They have ensured that as an
we have not wavered from that focus in any way.” organisation, we make good on our promise, and to them I am truly
Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Charan grateful.”
Jeath Singh Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Charan Jeath Singh

South Pacific Waste Recyclers Ltd, a subsidiary of the Charan Jeath Recognised on the evening for their 10 years of dedicated service to
Singh Group of Companies, celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Thursday the organisations were; Mr Atish Kumar Head of Maintenance, Ms Sovaia
26 November at its factory in Laucala Beach, Suva. Nakabu Production Line Supervisor and Ms Sakintra Devi Production
The 350 guests in attendance were urged to make lifestyle changes to Line Supervisor. In honour of their commitment they each received a
protect the environment. It is evident that the time for talking is over and certificate and gift voucher.
through the company’s recycling philosophy it is making headway in its Speaking on behalf of the staff, Ms Devi acknowledged the suppliers;
commitment to climate action: “You all are doing a tremendous job in contributing to a cleaner and
greener Fiji and I’m sure you are all aware that you are not only supporting
• Producing around 20,000 tonnes of recycled paper from the factory in SPWR but also doing your part in clearing our landfill.”
the last 10 years, saving around F$45 million in foreign exchange from The company has employed more than 80 full time staff and 20 casual
import substitution staff over the period of 10 years.
• Saving the country from importing 1450 of Hicube 40 feet container
of Jumbo or mother rolls Our Future
• Collecting an average of 2500 tonnes of paper annually or 25,000
tonnes of paper in the last 10 years, which would have otherwise gone “As an organisation, we continue to challenge ourselves to find more
to land fill. innovative ways for a clean, green and sustainable Fiji. And to do this
we are making changes within our own organisation to ensure we can
There is an immediate need to change the bureaucratic processes within adopt more green initiatives into our daily operations and this is the next
our systems to enhance recycling – it should be seen as a way forward step for us.”
for environment protection. Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Charan Jeath Singh

Our Partners Over the years the company has identified that there is a significant
amount of power used to operate the entire plant and the company has
“A core component of the recycling process is the raw material (waste decided to make immediate changes to its operations. In partnership
paper). Over the years we have engaged with various companies that are with Techno Ltd, a 200 KW ON GRID solar system will be installed on the
equally passionate about conservation and have chosen to come onboard roof of the Nambawan factory. The system will cater for about 50 to 60%
by supplying their waste paper– our shared vision for Fiji has been the of the daytime power consumption of the factory and in any case excess
cornerstone of our partnership.” power is produced, it will be fed back to EFL at an agreed tariff.
Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Charan Jeath Singh This initiative is the future for the Charan Jeath Singh Group of
Companies, as we make good on our commitment to achieving a cleaner
As part of the anniversary celebrations the top 20 suppliers of waste Fiji.
paper to the recycling plant were recognised on the evening. In no
particular order, they are;

1. Star Printery 11. ANZ
2. Quality Print 12. Westpac Bank
3. Print House 13. BSP
4. Janty Kanvan 14. USP
5. FDB 15. FNU
6. Suva Bookshop 16. William & Goslings
7. Serenadip Investments 17. Ministry of Education
8. Max Marketing 18. Post Fiji
9. Unique Rubber 19. FNPF
10. HFC 20. Ministry of Environment

The waste paper received at the plant is treated to produce recycled paper
that is manufactured into “Nambawan Toilet Tissue”. Although a lot of

For more information please contact - namrata.singh@cjsgroup.com.fj
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