KFC cleanup removes debris from Easy Hall gully

As part of its ongoing initiative to clean up the island’s natural spaces, KFC and several of its partners removed hundreds of pounds of debris from the Easy Hall gully in St Joseph.

Volunteers collected and bagged a wide range of refuse, including toilets, automotive parts,car seats, boxes, and numerous glass and plastic containers, which had littered the area.

The debris was later transported away as part of efforts to restore the gully and protect the surrounding environment.

Speaking to the media, KFC operations business partner Shekelia Barrow said the clean up formed part of the company’s wider sustainable initiative. She also thanked sponsors, volunteers and partner organisations for supporting the effort.

 “KFC has embarked on cleaning natural spaces in Barbados because we understand the importance of keeping the environment safe for us and future generations,” she said, adding that the first clean up had been done last month at Bath Beach on April 28.

KFC Quality Assurance Coordinator Kianna Barrow also praised the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), the Girl Guides Association of Barbados and KFC staff for supporting the programme.

She said the initiative aligns with the company’s Adopt-A-Beach and Adopt-A-Kilometre campaigns.

“On a number of beaches you will see KFC branded bins, benches, swings. We clean up and help keep our beaches clean. Since I have been here I said ‘Why not do it ourselves. Why sponsor when we can get our KFC teams out here doing the work. KFC is more than chicken,” she said.

Coordinator for the Barbados chapter of CYEN Sydell Felicien acknowledged that while her organisation usually focuses on cleaning up beaches, its decision to partner with KFC because of the importance of gullies to the island’s ecosystem and biodiversity.

She also raised concerns about the amount of garbage and plastic waste being dumped on the beaches and in gullies, stressing the need for continued public awareness campaigns on proper waste disposal and the prevention of illegal dumping.

Volunteers collecting the garbage littered along the gully

Volunteers collecting the garbage littered along the gully

Volunteers collecting the garbage littered along the gully

Volunteers collecting the garbage littered along the gully

Volunteers collecting the garbage littered along the gully

Volunteers collecting the garbage littered along the gully

Volunteers collecting the garbage littered along the gully. (Photo by Jenique Belgrave/Barbados TODAY)

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