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December 16, 2010
Bahamas Waste biodiesel hit by 'poor' oil quality

Bahamas Waste's biodiesel production has been delayed after the company discovered used cooking oil donated for conversion was "in far worse shape" than expected.

Having expected the first batch of biodiesel to be produced at its $750,000 Gladstone Road plant in late September, managing director Francisco DeCardenas yesterday said the company is now hopeful the plant will begin biodiesel produc...

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January 26, 2015
Manager says no risk to health from waste

THE Grand Bahama Utility Company Limited has denied that its waste water treatment plant in Chesapeake is a threat to human health or the environment.

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September 23, 2014
BEC plan to buy generators branded a waste of money

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard said yesterday the corporation's proposed plan to buy generators is a "waste of money"...

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July 26, 2021
NPEP sponsors STEM waste management summer camp for girls

The New Providence Ecology Park (NPEP) announced its sponsorship of a two-week STEM Waste Management Summer Camp for girls ages thirteen to eighteen. The project-based camp, hosted by FEM STEM Bahamas, focuses on a number of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines related to waste management including, sustainable manufacturing, aquaponics, biofuel & bioenergy, and the...

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October 19, 2017
BPL to make way for landfill waste-to-energy tie-in

Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) will be making provisions in its operations for a company to use the New Providence Landfill to produce power and feed it into the island's grid, Minister of Environment Romauld Ferreira said yesterday. This contingency for a new power provider [...]
The post BPL to make way for landfill waste-to-energy tie-in appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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July 07, 2017
Targets in overhauling waste management haven39t been met

EIGHT years after the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded the development of solid waste management infrastructure in the capital, key targets on building awareness have yet to be fully realised, according to IDB country representative Maria

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June 09, 2021
Waste station being developed at Green Turtle Cay

A MODERN transfer waste station is being developed through the J&G Pavers accelerated project in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, for proper and efficient debris management in that community.

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June 02, 2021
Pratt wins Bahamas Waste Open on the BPGT

After playing 54 grueling holes of golf at the Bahamas Waste Open on the Bahamas Professional Golf Tour (BPGT), Bahamian professional golfers Marcus Pratt and defending champion David Harris had to square off in a playoff on Sunday afternoon – the first in the tour’s four-year history. In the end, it was Pratt who earned the bragging rights for two more months after taking down Harris on the 1...

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November 18, 2015
'Service Above Self' proclaimed to country via creative Bahamas Waste truck

NASSAU, Bahamas - Last week the Bahamas Waste team unveiled another new service truck to be added to their fleet. This one though carried a message dear to the Directors and Managers hearts, "Service Above Self!"
Rotary's official motto, Service Above Self, traces back to the early days of the organization in 1911. It was taken from a speech made at their second convention of the National Associat...

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February 24, 2021
5-year-old Snags Bahamas Waste Snap And Win prize

For five-year-old Jay McCoy, the sound of the Bahamas Waste garbage truck making its way through his neighborhood is always less about the trash and definitely all about the experience. The home-schooler was declared the winner of the recent Bahamas Waste (BW) #SnapAndWin promotion helping parents secure a VIP collection service from the waste management company.

Just weeks after launching its...

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