The waste station at Oistins Bay Gardens, Christ Church, has received a major face-lift by Barbadian company ProSource Limited.
Not only does the waste station where garbage generated by vendors are stored before being removed by the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) now has new gates to stop the general public from dumping in the area, but the image of the station has been lifted with a mural and the planting of trees to create a green space.
Today, members of the public and stakeholders assisted with painting the mural and planting the trees. With Father’s Day set to be observed on Sunday, a group of fathers and daughters were also invited to participate in the event.
Local enterprise Eco Rebel partnered with ProSource on the community beautification project in Oistins to bring awareness to the challenges associated with waste management and how it can be better managed in the community. The project has been supported by the SSA, National Conservation Commission (NCC), and Bay Gardens Inc.
Environmental Ambassador for ProSource and founder of Eco Rebel Dominique Tudor said the project at Bay Gardens is the first of community based activities the companies intend to undertake.
Meanwhile, Chairman of Innotech Group, Anthony Da Silva, said ProSource, an arm of Innotech, was pleased to facilitate the community project, which has encouraged public participation.
Da Silva, who also participated in painting the mural penciled by artist Troy Burgess, said the project confirms that waste management still matters.
“And so many people have turned out today to do what we hope they would, which is to take somewhere that needed beautifying and actually we are well on the way to beautifying it. I think that certainly in public spaces in Barbados we can do more.
“I hope that this would be the first of many opportunities that we have to conceptualize and develop and plan and engage with the public to beautify public spaces. So, I do it as something that could be replicated for sure,” Da Silva said.
Sisters Ama and Milan Phillips who participated in the painting of the mural said they felt good being able to participate in the project.
Ama said, in her opinion, it is important that Barbadians keep the country clean.
“Keep the earth clean. Please do not litter,” nine-year-old Ama said.
“We have to keep the earth clean. We have to learn to take the garbage and put it in the cans to keep Barbados clean and keep your surroundings at home and on the streets clean. Please do not litter, this is our country, learn to keep it clean,” 14-year-old Milan added. (AH)
