Hope Town Zero Waste Resource is a Diversion and Waste Mitigation integrated community based (and student-lead) Zero Waste Program, funded by the Global Facilities Small Grants Program and United Nations Development Program. Our goal is to create a Waste Diversion Model for the Elbow Cay Community and other Out Islands and Cays in The Bahamas, in order to showcase a whole-systems approach to waste reduction as a community (year-round residents, second homeowners and visitors). Through a series of activities and local initiatives, we wish to create a template that other islands in the Bahamas may implement at different levels and scales. The project plan, activities, metrics gathered, lessons learned and outcomes will be shared as Open Source Information through the multiple Knowledge Mobilization (KM) Platforms. We look forward to a successful program and the development of a Zero Waste Organization as a community! To learn more about our programs click the button below.
our mission
Through education, awareness and action we are creating long term sustainable solutions for better island living. Aluminum can recycling, plastic waste upcycling, composting and community gardens are just a few of the important initiatives that Hope Town Zero Waste is proud to sponsor. Our dedicated community is an integral part of making these programs work, and our students are at the core of each of these initiatives.
OUR PARTNERS
Established in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF Small Grants Programme embodies the very essence of sustainable development by "thinking globally acting locally". By providing financial and technical support to projects that conserve and restore the environment while enhancing people's well-being and livelihoods, SGP demonstrates that community action can maintain the fine balance between human needs and environmental imperatives.
Special recognition and thanks to our community partners:
where it all beganThe Hope Town Recycling Program started in September 2015 as a community-based organization which launched a local recycling program in Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas. The organization was made up of four committee members and students from the Hope Town Primary School.
The Recycling Program was also used for teaching purposes. The program was a success in terms of recycling, however we experienced obstacles and issues which lead us to approach this from an education based whole-systems perspective and required support to shift the model. In 2017 we applied for a two year Zero Waste Pilot Program called Hope Town Zero Waste. |