Efforts to lessen the amount of garbage ending up on the burgeoning landfill continue thanks to a partnership between Tropical Shipping, recycling company All Caribbean and St. Maarten Recycling NV. Locally expired canned sodas and beers and cardboard are collected and shipped off-island by Tropical Shipping. The current load from St. Maarten consists of some...
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Sorting bins
The Collectivite has begun distributing colour-coded sorting bins such, as these installed in Oyster Pond on Thursday. The plan is to install 107 of the bins in all districts by the end of the year. The Collectivite’s long-term goal is to recycle 22kg of waste per inhabitant by 2018. The public is encouraged to protect...