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An Irish company is to install an aeration system in the slurry pit of a farm at the centre of a row over bad smells and pests.
Green Land Dairy Farm in Smith’s said Dairy Power Equipment had been recruited to install a new system in its manure pit i...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A World Bank report on waste management has found that Bermuda produces more waste per head than any other country.
Bermuda topped the world in per capita waste creation, with an estimated 4.56 kilograms a person every day.
But those figures were roo...
DATE: Jul 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A school has ditched disposable plastic lunch plates for reusable containers as part of a drive to be protect the environment.
Adam and Emily Hopkins, who have a child at Saltus Grammar School, donated cash to help fund the changeover.
Jon Beard, the...
DATE: Jul 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Government has praised the efforts of volunteers, the Royal Bermuda Regiment, the Mirrors Programme and the Department of Parks workers who helped clean up Southlands on Saturday.
The community clean-up was the first of five scheduled to take place b...
DATE: Jul 04, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
To celebrate Earth Day, & PARTNERS hosted Flotsam: a pop up exhibition of photographer Meredith Andrews’ work with single use plastics. 10% of the sales from the event were donated to KBB in support of their advocacy for Bermuda’s environment, throug...
DATE: Jun 26, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Members of the Mirrors Programme will join forces with the Department of Parks to clean up the Southlands property in Warwick.
Teams will unite and will clear natural debris, trash and abandoned furniture and learn about the history of endemic and in...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Shoes from an international shipping spill 15 months ago appear to have made their way to Bermuda.
Hundreds of unworn Nike shoes have washed ashore in numerous locations separated by thousands of miles after at least 70 containers spilt from the 1,00...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Organisers of the Bermuda Carnival Raft Up at Shelly Bay said they made an extra effort to minimise the amount of trash that ended up in the ocean.
Jason Sukdeo, founder of the Bermuda Carnival, said revellers were repeatedly reminded not to put thei...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government pleaded for patience yesterday as it deals with large piles of Sargassum seaweed on Bermuda’s beaches.
Seaweed has washed up at numerous spots in the island’s first “inundation event” since 2011.
The Department of Environment and Natur...
DATE: Jun 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The creators of the Bermuda Better Energy Plan this week walked away with the Bermuda National Trust’s top environmental awareness award.
Alternative energy company BE Solar, British energy consultant Etude and environmental charity Greenrock collab...
DATE: Jun 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release