Roughly 700K plastic bottles diverted from BVI’s waste stream

The Director of Waste Management, Marcus Solomon has indicated that almost 700,000 plastic bottles have been diverted from the territory’s waste stream.

According to Solomon, 46 bales of plastic were exported to Honduras this month to be recycled.

Solomon indicated that although recycling is relatively new to the territory, the department’s ongoing ‘We Recycle’ programme shows promise. The programme is an initiative created to promote recycling in communities throughout the BVI.

“I want to take this time to encourage people who are not recycling to start today,” Solomon said.

“It is easy to start with separating your plastics and glass. You can also compost your organic waste. When you are ready, drop off your plastics or glass at any of our conveniently located recycling stations throughout the territory,” he added.

The Waste Management boss added that businesses can take their plastic recyclables directly to Paraquita Bay and the glass recyclables directly to Pockwood Pond.

Recycle bin collection days for Tortola are daily whilst the scheduled days for Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with the inclusion of Saturday for Jost Van Dyke.

We Recycle is a collaborative program between the Virgin Islands government and Green VI which is a non-profit organisation established in 2009 meant to combat Climate Change through environmental improvements.

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