Your resource for Eco-Shopping in Bermuda! (compiled by Nicole Stovell and Kiernan Bell)
This list will be constantly updated with all things environmentally friendly and/or related to promoting sustainable development in Bermuda. If we have left out an item or establishment, please
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Since our introduction of biodegradable picnicware at the Heather Nova and Friends Festival of Music in June 2007, Lindos Family Foods now stocks the items and they are selling well. More information about using biodegradable items....
In Bermuda we have a waste-to-energy plant which makes electricity from burning waste. At the moment we do not have paper or plastic recycling as these products have high energy content and we are able to make electricity from them.
Bermuda is focusing on T.A.G. recycling which stands for Tin, Aluminium and Glass. These materials do not burn in the waste to energy plant and in fact reduce its efficiency and can in fact help it to break down.
It’s finally here: the ELECTRIC bike! Gone are the loud engine, exhaust fumes and muffler burns. The EVT range of bikes provides a silent, exhaust free ride suited to Bermuda’s roads. A smooth, silent ride and particularly enjoyable knowing that it is noise free and emissions free, too! If everyone had an electric bike, our roads would become much quieter.
Recycling is an integral part of Bermuda’s waste management that helps our facilities work efficiently as well as reducing our impact on the environment. Our recycling programme saves natural resources, conserves energy and improves the efficiency of our waste-to-energy incinerator.
In order to meet Bermuda’s current and future recycling needs, the
Ministry of Works and Engineering has built a new state of the art
Recycling Centre located at the Government Quarry Depot in Hamilton
Parish. This new facility opened on April 2nd and will be processing
tin, aluminium and glass containers - T.A.G. The tin and aluminium will
be baled and shipped overseas for recycling, whereas the glass will be
crushed and used on island.
Wind power consumes no fuel for continuing operation, and has no emissions directly related to electricity production. Because it uses energy already present in the atmosphere, and can displace fossil-fuel generated electricity, with its accompanying CO2 emissions, wind power mitigates Global Warming.
Backyard composting is a process that allows you to decompose some of your table scraps and yard waste. This is done by a layering process so everything decays into fertile humus (or new soil).
Composting at home reduces your personal volume of trash, conserves water, increases plant growth and replaces the need for harsh chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It is a fun and simple activity that allows you to do something for the part of the Earth you live in everyday: your own backyard!
Greenrock is pleased to announce that Biodiesel is now on sale in Bermuda. Joshua Bates Trading Company has just been certified by the Bermuda Government's Environmental Protection agency to sell Biodiesel. Biodiesel is up to 20% cheaper and made from 100% waste cooking oil.It is non-toxic and biodegradable.
