Quotations and information on the cost of the correct recycling bins are awaited by the school of some 120 students and 40 faculty members. The wait for the quotations has not the stalled programme at the school.
As a UNESCO-affiliated, the high school has to observe the various UN-declared days with an emphasis on awareness and education.
Vice Principal Everton Nelson said the World Environment Day programme sought to make St. Maarten aware of issues related to the environment and pledge to keep it safe for a better future.
“We should take care of our environment all through the life. We should be active agents of this campaign,” Nelson said. He said this is why the high school started its own recycling project. “The French side is willing to partner with us in taking our waste, once they are sorted properly, and get them recycled in Guadeloupe. We are now waiting the quotations to buy the correct recycling bins for this regard.”
Local UNESCO Secretary-General Marcellia Henry said the programme at the school “tells me and the St. Maarten community that this school, the students, staff are also advocates of this cause, and will champion the need to protect our earth, our St. Marten and find solutions to reduce and eliminate plastic pollution.”
