Cayman Islands DEH supports more than 5,000 volunteers for Earth Day
- Recycle type 1 & 2 plastics. These are mostly utilised as water and soda bottles and are also identified by the abbreviations PET and HDPE respectively.
- Properly clean plastic items and remove from plastic bags before depositing them into recycling containers.
- Deposit plastic recyclables at either the 24-hour drop-off site at the George Town landfill, or one of the DEH recycling depots located at each of the major supermarkets on Grand Cayman.
- Purchase bulk items instead of individually wrapped items.
- Use rechargeable batteries
- Repair broken items
- Skip the straw
- Compost food waste
Reuse cleaning cloths instead of single use paper towels
Donate unused items to charity
Take reusable shopping bags to the grocery store
Switch to reusable water bottles
Pack lunches in reusable containers
Published April 20, 2018
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