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Jamaican government plans to announce third phase of plastic ban
Jamaica’s Minister of Environment, Pearnel Charles Jr, says he plans to announce a third phase of the Government’s ban on sing...
by BUZZ Contributor
Dec 03, 2020
22 plastic bags found inside dead crocodile
Almost two dozen plastic bags were retrieved from the stomach of a wild crocodile that was found dead in Jamaica recently. It is u...
by Latoya
Sep 22, 2020
The Ocean Cleanup gets US$1 million to clean Kingston Harbour, Jamaica’s most polluted water body
Environmental conservation group The Ocean Cleanup was awarded US$1 million on Thursday (May 7) to deploy its plastic interceptor ...
by Gavin
May 08, 2020
Tasty plastic? Caterpillars eating up waste item
There is growing concern about plastic around the world with some countries moving to ban it because of the challenges of dealing ...
by Kino
Mar 05, 2020
NSWMA undertaking pilot plastic separation project in St. Andrew
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is undertaking a pilot project for the separation of plastic containers invo...
Feb 28, 2020
Walking on plastic: Jamaican entrepreneur transforming plastic waste into pavements
Founder of ReBuild, Zara Harris, has formulated a novel way of utilising discarded plastics in the construction of environmentally...
Jan 04, 2020
Plastic Kills: Sperm whale dies with over 200 lbs of waste in its stomach
Conservationists were left feeling immensely saddened after discovering a dead sperm whale on the coast of Luskentyre beach in Sco...
Dec 03, 2019
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