Twelve thousand gallons of waste oil will be exported from the territory by the end the month, according to the Department of Waste Management. The used oil was collected at …
July 23, 2024
April 12, 2024
Waste oil facility now open in Sea Cows Bay
A new waste oil facility that opened on Friday in Sea Cows Bay can store up to 20,000 gallons of used oil, according to the Department of Waste Management. DWM …
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December 28, 2023
700-plus derelict vehicles removed
More than 700 derelict vehicles have been tagged and removed from Tortola and Virgin Gorda in recent months, according to Department of Waste Management Director Marcus Solomon. “We have also …
September 23, 2022
Students collect nine tonnes of recyclables
During the month of August, 6-year-old Ky’Resha Hodge worked with her family and friends to collect about 79,000 plastic bottles, 58,000 glass bottles, and 7,000 aluminium cans for recycling. For …
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February 28, 2022
EDITORIAL: Incinerator woes expose government inaction
Yet again, a fire has shut down the Pockwood Pond incinerator. Yet again, the resulting trash buildup will inevitably cause fires at the nearby landfill, and toxic smoke will blow …
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February 21, 2022
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 …
February 11, 2021
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 …
January 14, 2021
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 …
June 30, 2020
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 …
May 2, 2020
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 …
April 25, 2019
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 …
June 15, 2018
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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April 26, 2018
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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April 13, 2018
Government’s pick to clean up VI? An unlicensed firm tied to $500k lawsuit
SPECIAL REPORT Last fall, government was faced with a seemingly insurmountable task: disposing of unprecedented mountains of garbage left over from Hurricane Irma. But officials did not launch a tender …
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