A new glass crusher at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite is now tasked with diverting as much as one-fifth of Tortola’s waste stream. Located between the non-operational incinerator and the concrete …
Volunteers clean up 8,828 feet of coastline
Volunteers across the territory joined in a belated observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day last weekend, clearing piles of waste from shorelines at Salt Island; Spring Bay on Virgin Gorda; …
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Preparing for early hurricane season
As has become common in recent years, experts are predicting above-average levels of activity for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Meteorologists from Colorado State University predict 19 named storms, nine …
44 trees planted for Earth Day
It was a rocky start to planting for the team at Pelican Gate Primary School during Earth Day on Friday. “Remember the mountain is made of volcanic rock,” said teacher …
VG eco-park looks to innovate
Raindrops cascaded over lush vegetable gardens and several large garbage bins filled to the brim with empty glass bottles on Feb. 4 at The Valley, Virgin Gorda eco-park while Green …
One weekend, 400-plus pounds of litter
With one 10-person team working along the road near the ocean and another working the hillside, volunteers set to work clearing all the litter in sight on Sept. 18 in …
Green VI observes World Environment Day
With the help of new outreach officers hired in the past year, the non-profit Green VI hosted nature tours, cleanups and a movie screening over the weekend in celebration of …
New waste strategy rehashes old goals
In 2013 the government adopted a comprehensive strategy to overhaul the territory’s waste management system from the ground up. Most of its plans were not accomplished, but now leaders are …
Trees planted for Earth Day
A newly planted white cedar tree stands on the outskirts of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School grounds protected by a wooden barrier. It was one of 100 trees that Green …
Recyclables burn in Paraquita Bay fire
All that remained of about eight months of hard work were two piles of still-smouldering rubble yesterday afternoon. Green VI reported that a fire the evening of Feb. 23 spared …
Recycling in the time of Covid
A walk to the Green VI recycling site in Paraquita Bay leads to stacks upon stacks of cubes made up of compressed plastic water bottles — a particular thorn in …
Plans in motion to clear Pockwood scrap
Leaders recently commended the territory’s WE RECYCLE programme, which they said diverted an estimated 3,328 tonnes of recyclable materials from the incinerator and landfill to two established recycling centres. “This …
National trash plan in the works
As both house-to-house and communal-bin garbage collection continue, plans to launch a national waste management programme are resuming after being delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Health and Social Development Minister …
Recycling efforts redouble post lockdown
Throughout the lockdown, government ministers repeatedly encouraged residents to rinse, separate and store their recyclable items so they could be collected and processed once the curfew was lifted. The curfew …
From classroom to soil, gardening teaches life lessons
Stooping over a small garden bed behind Francis Lettsome Primary School, Nea Talbot, Green VI garden coordinator, showed grade six students how to properly dislodge radishes from the dirt without …
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YEP to go solar
The Youth Empowerment Project is set to become the first entity in the Virgin Islands to have an official grid-tie interconnection with the BVI Electricity Corporation, paving the way for …
Government plans recycling system
Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone signed a memorandum of understanding with the non-profit organisation Green VI to implement a territory-wide recycling system, according to a press release issued …
Volunteers help install two new school gardens
Although nothing has been planted in the brand-new garden at Francis Lettsome Primary School in East End, the soil has been turned and readied for students to plant pumpkins, carrots, …
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Green Tech to use worms for organic waste composting
Abigail O’Neal is looking to a peculiar ally in the fight to make the territory more waste efficient and food secure: worms. The managing director of Green Technology (BVI) Limited, …
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Road Town cleanup gets 200-plus volunteers
Several bins full of trash removed from the streets were just the tangible benefits of the Road Town cleanup Saturday that included more than 200 volunteers working with Green VI, …
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Recycling project unveiled at Earth Day celebration
Hundreds of people celebrated Earth Day this weekend in Road Town at the Queen Elizabeth II Park. Adults and children alike helped design a non-toxic, washable mural along the shoreline …
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