The first step in managing plastic waste is measuring it – here’s how we did it for one Caribbean country Plastic waste that started as packaging clogs tropical landfills. apomares/Getty Images Clyde Eiríkur Hull, Rochester Institute of Technology and Eric Williams, Rochester Institute of Technology Countries around the world throw away millions of tons of … Read more
CMU separates the waste in all buildings. We started last year with some hickups. But since 2019, January 1st we separate our waste at critical points at the campus. Paper, plastic and general waste are collected in separate bins – based on a color code. Stemming the tide of trash: 5 essential reads on recycling … Read more
CMU (Caribbean Maritime University) separates the waste in all buildings. We started last year with some hiccups. But since 2019, January 1st we separate our waste at critical points at the campus. Paper, plastic and general waste are collected in separate bins – based on a color code. This video show how. Facebook Linkedin Twitter … Read more
Jamaica joined the club. In a new study in July 2018, the U.N. confirmed that 127 (or 66%) of the countries they surveyed have implemented some type of policy to regulate plastic bags. Come January 1, the Jamaican Government will commence imposition of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution and use of specific categories … Read more
CBEI will introduce waste separation and recycling at the CMU. At the CMU waste will be separated in all buildings. We will start 2019, January 1st with the separation at critical points at the campus. Paper, plastic and general waste are collected in separate bins – based on a color code. BLUE: -> … Read more