by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | May 5, 2021 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams. (FP) Government has initiated a major clean-up exercise at B’s Recycling Plant in St. Thomas to mitigate potential fire and environmental hazards. While the plant continues to receive plastic...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | May 5, 2021 | Top Stories
Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard. (FP) Ongoing efforts to reduce the excess of 70 feet of metal at B’s Recycling will not reduce the possibility of combustion, but it will increase the ability of officials to manage or fight a possible fire. Chief Fire Officer of the...
by Sharon Austin | Nov 10, 2020 | Top Stories
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaking to the media during a press briefing at Lower Estate, St. George, today. (B. Hinds/BGIS) Government remains committed to solving issues relating to the dump at Lower Estate, St. George and today officials outlined how the...
by Government of Barbados | Nov 6, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Solid Waste & Hazardous Materials Section of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has announced a number of amendments to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal. The...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Apr 21, 2020 | Top Stories
Recycling is one alternative to deal with household waste. (Stock Photo) Residents across Barbados are urged to avoid burning rubbish, and to consider alternative ways of disposing of their clippings, trimmings, grass, leaves and other forms of household waste. Chief...