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An alternative to incineration

Date: Wednesday 8th November 2006
Time: 10am till Noon
Place: Great Bay Hotel
Subject: An alternative to incineration.

Dear all persons concerned with our environment and the ever growing mountain of trash on Pond Island. Please Click Here to Read More
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The St.Maarten Chamber of Commerce and the Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation will jointly be hosting Mr. Jacques Chouraki who is President of ECODEC. ECO-DEC is a recycling company based in Guadeloupe and is licensed to operate a solid waste sorting and plastic and tire recycling plant in Guadeloupe (F.W.I.)

ECODEC is currently recycling plastic waste from many Caribbean locations, including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominican Republic and Antigua. ECODEC is also recycling used tires from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Antigua.

St.Maarten PRIDE foundation has always been lobbying for an alternative solution to the landfill problem as the landfill capacity is almost coming to an end. Subsequently, the landfill is an eyesore, contributes to rodents and constant out of control fires that can rage on for weeks.

While there has been talk about an incenerator for Dutch St.Maarten to burn garbage, PRIDE foundation believes that a safe and responsible solution would be to reuse and recycle our waste.

St.Maarten PRIDE foundation and the St.Maarten Chamber of Commerce is hereby inviting you to a power point presenation by ECODEC.

Hoping to see you all there and having a fruitful discussion on this issue.

Jadira Veen
Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation
President

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Roy Marlin has 'brokered a deal' with the Aruban Government to provide a consultant for a Waste to Energy plant he is planning. As with the GEBE/Intaquin fiasco, Roy is making deals on issues that require intense and calcualted study without any public input or consultation. It is also important to be aware that the Marlin Family have recently entered into the garbage business with St Maarten Waste Management.

Do we know that a Waste to Energy plant is the best solution for the island? What are the options? Should they not also be combined with legistlation and educational programs? Is Roy making the best deal for the island? Why are local interest groups and experts being denied an input to the decision process?

There are many questions, It is clear that Roy Marlin has no vision for the future of the island, he has no vision of what happens after the govt's 10 year Road Map plan, which he uses to justify his rubber stamp permit policy. I appeal to all of you out there who have an interest and concern for the future of the island, all of you who have knowledge and ideas to share, to attend this presentation. You will find that you are not alone. - Flipper

News stories on this issue will be added below

EDODEC - Incinerator not good idea, recycling better - 9th November 2006

Recycling presentation today - 8th November 2006

SXM Pride and Chamber of Commerce host recycling lecture - 4th November 2006

Garbage tax proposal being drafted - 11th October 2006
Talking Garbage II
Talking garbage.