What does a tiny country with no land do to dispose of its rubbish? Paradise is being overrun with waste.
Borrow pits photos
Fongafale Island is 10km long and often no more than 50 metres (or less) wide, only opening up around Vaiaku township and the runway. Here we look at the street scenes from wandering around the island.
Photos of the streets of Funafuti
Our bright orange boat took us down the lagoon from Fongafale to Funafala islet.
Photos from a boat on the lagoon
The population of all of Tuvalu is no bigger than a small town, but it still needs all the usual infrastructure to make it a nation.
Photos around town
The causeway is at the narrowest point of Fongafale Island, just metres from the ocean to the lagoon.
Visit the causeway