Visiting tourists, who may be used to recycling at home in North America or Europe, often inquire about how to recycle bottles and cans. Local businesses search for ways to reduce waste disposal costs. They especially would like to recycle some of the cardboard boxes that fill their disposal containers.
Local governments seek alternatives for waste disposal in limited spaced landfills.
The Caribbean Recycling Conference, Training and Exposition, May 4-8 at the Trinidad Hilton. ReCaribe is the first international affiliate chapter of the U.S. based National Recycling Coalition. The report, which examines legal and legislative issues associated with establishing new programs or expanding informal activities in five Caribbean countries, provides an opportunity for healthy discussion. Williams is one of the three Caribbean environmental professionals to author the report. Dr. Winston McCalla, of Jamaica and Judy Daniel, of Trinidad, the other authors, are environmental law professionals.