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First end-to-end plastic recycling facility set to break ground in Q2, creating 25 to 30 jobs
First end-to-end plastic recycling facility set to break ground in Q2, creating 25 to 30 jobs
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A plastics and manufacturing company is set to break ground on its recycling facility by the end of Q2, following the signing of a lease with the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC). The initiative, spearheaded by Eden Recycling & Manufacturing, aims to be the country's first end-to-end plastic recycling service provider, [...]
Plastics ban: Transition period to help business
Plastics ban: Transition period to help business
THE six-month transition period for businesses to sell off prohibited single-use plastic bags represents efforts to provide relief to businesses who have made significant financial commitments, according to Ministry of Environment officials.
BNT Congratulates The Ministry of Environment of Single-Use Plastics
The Bahamas National Trust joins Bahamians and Bahamian NGOs in welcoming the Environmental Protection (Control of Plastic Pollution) Bill, 2019...
Paros - the Greek paradise island that wants to ditch plastic
The sun dips towards the sea on Xifara beach as Stella Cervello walks along, picking up handfuls of plastic waste. There are shredded plastic bags, a glowstick from a rave on nearby Mykonos and even a food carton from Turkey.
Roberts anticipates 'big push back' from single-use plastic ban
Rupert Roberts (left), owner of Super Value, speaks to Nassau Guardian Staff Reporter Jasper Ward at Super Value's Nassau Street location. TONYA ALEXISAs The Bahamas prepares for a ban on single-use plastics next year, Super Value owner Rupert Roberts said he anticipates a "big push back" from customers over the introduction of fees for grocery bags. "In January, it's mandated by law that we have ...
DCMS Students to Attend Plastics Are Forever International Youth Summit
Deep Creek, The Bahamas -
Four Deep Creek Middle School
students have been selected to attend the Plastics Are Forever
International Youth Summit. The four students selected are Jovanna Sands
of Rock Sound, Moesha Leary of Waterford, Treshae Clarke of Tarpum Bay
and Anna McCartney of Tarpum Bay.
The conference will be held in Los Angeles, California this March with
representatives from 14 c...
Plastics Ban Needs Buy-In From Public
Plastics Ban Needs Buy-In From Public
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper said the government's upcoming ban on single-use plastics is being implemented too soon...
Sustainability First: Taking The Plastic Out of Beauty
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Beauty products produce an estimated 120 million units of packaging annually, and a whopping 70% of the beauty industry's waste.
Chipping Away At The Plastic Problem
Chipping Away At The Plastic Problem
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A company founded in 2018 has made a mission of transforming plastics into the building blocks of the future.
Building Solutions To Plastic Waste
Building Solutions To Plastic Waste
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Some plastics are harder to recycle than others.