The "who'' is you. The slogan "Think Globally, Act Locally'' is important in beating the waste problem.

Hamilton businesses and shops have a daily recycling pick-up by the Corporation of Hamilton. Talbot Enterprises runs a once-a-week pick-up from homes.

Recyclables go to the Devon Springs recycling plant.

WHAT Glass bottles and aluminium go in blue bags to be sent to the Devon Springs Recycling Plant. Newspapers and paper go into blue bags separate from bottles and cans.

Vehicle batteries are collected free from 70 to 100 places Island-wide.

Ordinary household batteries can now be dropped at pharmacies and supermarkets. Both will be sent overseas to be recycled.

When you change the oil in your car or bike, rather than dumping it, take it to one of the Shell or Esso stations around the Island from where it will be sent abroad for recycling.

WHEN Recycling for Bermuda began on November 16, 1992. Blue bags have to be out for 7.30 on the morning recyclables are collected in your zone.

WHERE Recyclables are sent to the Devon Springs plant. Aluminium and steel cans are sent overseas to New York and New Jersey for recycling.

Bermuda's three shipping companies divide the recycling freight between themselves, offering a rate of one-third to a quarter the normal tariff.

Newspapers and office paper is shredded for compost and animal bedding in Bermuda. Glass is ground up and used for aggregate and landfill in Bermuda.

WHY Bermuda is an extremely small island. Our land resources are dwindling as our population grows. The Pembroke Dump is simply filled.

The Incinerator has to be part of an overall scheme, including recycling and waste reduction. Every person in Bermuda has a responsibility to "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle'', or tomorrow Bermuda won't be beautiful.