The Rotary Club of Eleuthera partnered with Mrs. Shorlette Francis Cartwright from Artist Oasis Bahamas to clean up the Recycling Center at the South Eleuthera Emergency Partners (SEEP), Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera. Residents in the surrounding communities take aluminum cans, glass, and plastic bottles to the Recycling Center. The Center is managed by volunteers; however, the number of volunteers has declined due to COVID. Instead of the trash going into the landfill, it is sorted and organized in extra-large sugar cane bags and shipped to New Providence.
A total of 15 bags of plastic and aluminum recyclables was collected Mrs. Cartwright also shared how she uses glass bottles to make drinking glasses, art, jewelry, candleholders, etc. The glass bottles are cut, crushed, or melted in a kiln. Rotarians assisted with crushing glass bottles in the pulverizing machine. The crushed glass is used in the Construction Industry, Landscaping, and Artwork.The aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles are usually taken to the landfill/dump where it doesn’t disintegrate and collect water which becomes stagnant and a breeding ground for pest and mosquitoes which can result in various diseases.
