Solid Waste Management Office are expanding the glass bottle and metal can recycling center, plans to make it a tourist attraction revealed. The center will be up and running by October this year. The building will have different display sections, and the idea of the building is to provide a bigger space for people to […]
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New law signed incentivizing recycling
A proposed measure aimed at incentivizing recycling was signed into law on Wednesday. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. signed into law House Bill No. 10-11-1, SD1, which increases the items that are subject to deposit, fee and refund. The bill which is now RPPL 10-31, eliminates the 32 ounce size limitation for deposit beverage considerations. Remengesau […]
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CNMI wants to replicate Palau’s recycling program
A delegation from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) had visited Palau’s Recycling Center in Koror last week to learn and replicate its recycling policy. Koror State Government Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO) Manager Selby P. Etibek said in an interview with Island Times that CNMI Public Works Secretary James Ada and Solid […]
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New equipment installed at the Koror State Recycling Center
To make up for the loss of equipment cause by a fire that destroyed the Koror State Recycling Center last year, the Japan Embassy had handed over a new set of equipment for the facility that will help ease composting operations. Koror State Government Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO) Manager Selby P. Etibek told Island […]
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Koror to upscale Glass Craft Center operations with the construction of larger recycling center
With the bidding process for the construction of a larger recycling center in Koror underway, the Koror State Recycling Center is set to upscale its glass recycling operation. Koror State Government Solid Waste Management Office (SWMO) Manager Selby P. Etibek said in an interview with Island Times that a larger Glass Craft Center will be […]