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EPA awards $30,000 for scrap recycling project
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Posted on Feb 05 2005
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $30,000 to the Electicore Consortium to organize a scrap material recycling program in the Pacific.
EPA said the program will be known as the Green Island Alliance.
“It is important that Guam, CNMI, and Palau take every opportunity to recycle to save precious landfill space and protect the environment,” said Eileen Sheehan, manager of the EPA Pacific Southwest Region’s Pollution Prevention and Solid Waste Office. “The Green Island Alliance project will be a vital step forward in increasing recycling in the Pacific.”
EPA said the alliance will investigate scrap material collection activities on Guam, the NMI, and Palau. It will look at volumes of collected and uncollected scrap material; material types; shipping requirements; legal and regulatory framework; and groups involved in the scrap material collection activities.
“Based on the findings of the investigation, the alliance will identify suitable process and vessel to transport the scrap material off the islands for recycling,” EPA said. “The project will start by looking at scrap metal and aluminum cans and then move on to glass, plastic, and other types of solid waste.”
Sheehan explained that the consolidating of scrap metal from the various islands would “make recycling economically feasible, create jobs, and facilitate the sustainability of a regional recycling program.” (Shan Seman)
