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Mandatory trash recycling could be on the cards, the Minister for Public Works has signalled. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said: “I am increasingly leaning towards seeking approval for mandatory recycling as those who do recycle appear to have no r...

Only two people have backed a controversial plan for ATV tours in the West End, while more than 400 are opposed to it, the Minister of Public Works said yesterday. The news came in a response by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch to parliamentary questio...

Quad bikes were spotted in the West End of the island yesterday and angry local residents questioned whether a controversial plan for commercial tours had been given the go-ahead. But a government spokeswoman said last night the proposal for commerci...

A derelict fishing boat on the rocks in Bailey’s Bay is a blot on the landscape, an area resident said. Jennifer Hind said: “It’s slowly started to disintegrate and it’s falling apart.” Debris from the boat, including foam cushions, sheets of plyw...

Burnt-out boats are an eyesore in Warwick and could harm the environment, local residents said yesterday. The two yachts were destroyed by a fire four months ago at a private dock in Riddell’s Bay and are now stuck on rocks near the mouth of the bay....

The project co-ordinator at an environmental charity is to take over its leadership. Kim Smith will replace co-founder of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce Stuart Hayward as the charity celebrates its tenth anniversary. BEST was firs...

Extra acid in the world’s oceans could wreck coral reefs and fish stocks around the world, a new report has warned. The report by a German research team on the biological impact of ocean acidification (Bioacid) warned that seas absorbed extra carbon ...

A device to catch marine trash has been installed in Hamilton Harbour as part of the expanding Seabin Project. The V5 Hybrid Seabin is now in place at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club. Seabins are floating devices that take in ocean water, filt...

Only a quarter of a gasoline spill at a fuel depot in St George’s has been recovered seven months after the incident, government environmental watchdogs said today. And traces of the leak have spread outside the Rubis site where the accident happened...

Dear Sir, You report that the Minister of Public Works stated “... the situation has been made worse by the lack of diligence by certain landowners to do their part”. Also “... that the highways section has been challenged by lack of manpower and equ...

A successful pilot recycling programme in Dockyard could become permanent. Blue recycling bins were installed in May after the West End Development Corporation and the Department of Public Works agreed to split the costs of the initiative. Wedco’s B...

Tobacco Bay is to reopen to swimmers after levels of seawater bacteria dropped to normal. The Ministry of Health said tests over the weekend had shown bacteria levels were within acceptable limits, but that Environmental Health scientists would conti...