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1 week ago

Here is a few stats of the litter picked up and counted during the Pikimap Koantem Kipim Klin (PKK) campaign:

395 people took part from 14 different communities and groups from Port Vila and surrounding area. Collectively nearly 100 hours of cleaning up happened during the weekend. 816 bags of rubbish were collected and taken to the landfill. It took Pango Green Force 16 trips to the tip the dispose of them all and RecycleCorp collected another 5 truck loads of metal for recycling. 43,437 pieces of rubbish were picked up, counted and recorded on data sheets.

Here are the Top Ten items and how many were picked up of each:
Food wrappers 5104
Plastic bottles 5093
Tins cans 5032
Nappies 2964
Aluminum drink cans 2394
All plastic bags 1978
Glass bottles 1252
Plastic plates, cups & cutlery 1093
Plastic caps and lids 952
Juice & milk boxes 916

Of all the plastic bottles 62% were water bottles, 26% other drink bottles, 12% other types of bottle - oil or shampoo etc
Of all the plastic bags 27% were the thin single use shopping bags, 42% re-usable shopping bags, 31% other plastic bags.
#tataplastik Cefas - Commonwealth Litter Programme TierraMar ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

Cleanup campaign 12 months after the plastic bag ban - some of the communities who cleaned up their areas over this weekend. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

And the winners are........the George Pompidou community. This community's name was randomly chosen from all the correctly filled in data sheets that we received back from the PKK cleanup in the last weekend of June.
The second prize was picked out from all the communities who sent a photo of the area they cleaned one week after the cleanup showing that the area was still clean. The second prize winners are Group 2 from Freshwota 1 - check out the during cleanup photo and the one week later photo below.
Congratulations to our winners! Thanks to Vila Distribution Hardware for donating the wheelbarrow as part of the prize pack. #tataplastik Cefas - Commonwealth Litter Programme TierraMar ... See MoreSee Less

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Vanuatu Environmental Science Society

2 weeks ago

Here is an article on “biodegradable” and bioplastics from the UK perspective. In Vanuatu we don’t have industrial composting at all or any means to recycle any plastics as yet. The best thing for our environment here is to try not to buy disposable plastics if possible and opt for other packaging or multiple use items. ... See MoreSee Less

The search for a cleaner, greener plastic

theguardian.com

Finding clean and effective alternatives to harmful plastic waste is far from simple

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