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It Started as Hope Town Recycling Program

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The 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. 

Initially, the recycling bin was located at the base of the Hope Town Primary School. The Recycling Program was also used within the school for teaching purposes. The program was a success in terms of recycling, however we experienced obstacles and issues which lead us to realize we needed 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. 

Hope Town Zero Waste is a Resource Diversion and Waste Mitigation integrated community based, student lead Zero Waste Program funded by the Global Facilties 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 successful program and the development of a Zero Waste Organization as a community! 

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