Waste & Pollution
Control E-Portal

Yes — you need a free account to submit any application. Registration takes only a few minutes: fill in your name, email and password, choose your account type, and submit. Then click the verification link emailed to you and your account is active immediately.

Individual accounts can apply for Plastic Import Permits and register Cleanup Campaigns.

Company accounts can apply for everything: Waste Disposal Permits (EMA/WDR 2 & 5), Recycling Permits (EMA/WDR 6 & 15), Plastic Import Permits, Waigani hazardous waste movements, and Battery Importer Undertakings. Companies upload their Business Registration Certificate and TIN letter at sign-up.

Community Group accounts are for youth groups, churches and organisations registering Cleanup Campaigns and requesting materials.

After you register, the portal emails you a verification link. Click it within 24 hours to activate your account. If the link expires, simply register again with the same email address and a new link will be sent.

On the Sign In page, click Forgot Password? and enter your registered email. A reset link (valid for 1 hour) will be emailed to you. Follow it to set a new password of at least 8 characters.

A Waste Disposal Permit (EMA/WDR 2) is for facilities that dispose of solid waste, discharge liquid waste, dispose of livestock waste, or emit gas, smoke, steam or dust. Categories: Solid Waste, Liquid Waste, Livestock and Air Pollution — apply for more than one in a single application.

A Recycling Permit (EMA/WDR 6) covers regulated recycling-side activities: Batteries Handling, Plastic Bottles, Landfill, Recycling, Waste Transport and Solid Waste Dump operations. A facility may hold permits under both divisions.

• Waste Disposal & Recycling Permits — target 10–20 working days through the portal (previously 28 consecutive days on paper).

• Plastic Import Permits — 5 working days.

• Cleanup Campaign registrations — no vetting; an officer confirms your materials allocation based on available stock.

Waste Disposal (EMA/WDR 2): Appendix A (site plan showing every disposal/discharge/emission point), Appendix B (disposal arrangements incl. certified drainage plan for liquid waste), Appendix C (recycling/pre-treatment equipment), Appendix D (industrial processes and waste characteristics), plus your payment receipt.

Recycling (EMA/WDR 6): Appendix A (site plan), Appendix B (staffing and training), Appendix C (incineration particulars, if any), plus your payment receipt.

Plastic Import: product specifications, proforma invoice, third-party biodegradability test, and a feedback report if you have held a permit before. Each form shows its full checklist before you submit.

You'll receive an email with the officer's comments and your dashboard will show Action Required. Open the same form again — it will be pre-filled with your original answers — update the requested items and resubmit. Your previously uploaded documents stay on file unless you replace them.

Yes. You can have multiple applications in progress across different form types — for example a Waste Disposal Permit and a Recycling Permit at the same time. Each application is reviewed independently. Note that a single Waste Disposal application should cover all sites of the facility in one application.

The Department accepts payment by bank transfer only:

Bank: Bank of the South Pacific
Account Name: Environment — Trust Fund
Account #: 87414614
Narration: WPC permit endorsement fee "your company name"

After approval the portal emails you a proforma invoice. Pay by transfer, then upload your remittance on your dashboard. Your permit is issued once the payment is verified.

When your application reaches final approval, its status changes to Awaiting Payment on your dashboard. You'll see an Invoice download button and an Upload Payment button on the application row. The invoice is also attached to the approval email.

Waste Disposal and Recycling Permits are valid for 3 years (construction-category disposal permits lapse when the work completes). Renew using Form EMA/WDR 5 (disposal) or EMA/WDR 15 (recycling) at least one month before expiry. Your permit number is validated against Department records, the fee is half the permit fee, and approved applications show a one-click Renew button.

Yes — permit holders submit returns every 6 months: Batteries Handling (WDR 8), Plastic Bottles (WDR 10), Landfill (WDR 11), Recycling Facility (WDR 12), Waste Transport (WDR 13) and Solid Waste Dump (WDR 14). Submit them online from the Compliance Returns page. Failure to send a return by the due date is an offence under section 44 of the Act and can lead to suspension of the permit. The portal emails reminders at 30, 14 and 7 days before each due date.

Every document issued by the portal carries a unique verification ID printed inside the digital signature block. Anyone can enter that ID on the public Verify Document page to confirm the document is authentic, see who holds it, and check whether it is still valid.

A Waigani Permit covers the transboundary movement of hazardous waste — import, export or transit — under the Waigani and Basel Conventions. It covers hazardous waste (chemicals, industrial waste, medical waste) and controlled waste (e-waste, waste oil, lead acid batteries, asbestos). Companies lodge a Notification first; once approved, a Movement Document accompanies each consignment. There is no fee.

Two things: (1) a Recycling Permit with the Batteries Handling category (EMA/WDR 6), and (2) a Battery Importer Undertaking (EMA/WDR 9) for your imports, addressed to the Director of Environment and FIRCA. The undertaking commits you to collect back used batteries and send them only to a permitted recycler, plus quarterly returns. The portal checks you hold an active Recycling Permit before accepting the undertaking.

Register your campaign on the Cleanup Campaign form and tick the materials you need — rubbish bags, gloves, vests, bins, litter pickers — with live stock levels shown as you request. There is no vetting: an Environment Officer confirms your allocation from available stock and emails you a collection note for your divisional office. Reusable items are returned after the campaign so they can support other groups.