‘A culture of neglect’

‘A culture of neglect’

FIJI’S growing waste crisis is the result of people becoming increasingly lazy in how they use and dispose of rubbish. “There’s no two ways about it,” said Reverend James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches, pointing to a culture of convenience and carelessness that has taken root across communities. “We are lazy in what we use and we’re lazy in how we dispose,” he said. “We’ve got to just change that.” He said despi…