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March 13, 2024
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, [...]

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August 16, 2019
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.

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August 19, 2019
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...

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August 19, 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.

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August 27, 2019
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 ...

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January 27, 2011
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...

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November 21, 2019
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...

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August 24, 2023
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.

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March 12, 2023
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.

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March 09, 2023
Building Solutions To Plastic Waste

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Some plastics are harder to recycle than others.

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