St. Maarten Private Eye

basically the same thing. Heineken should be helping to find solutions to the problem, instead it seems they are srugging their shoulders and saying there is not much that can be done. I think most of us here know how big corporations work and have very good reasons to be cynical about the band program.

LH above lays it out quite well above, most of the money donated will be coming from people who buy them, not Heineken themselves, except maybe the cost of the bands. Who knows, this is not clear at all. What they get is their promotional bands all over the place on peoples wrists advertising for them. Then they get the public good will as this program gives the impression Heineken cares about SXM's environment and they get lots of PR out of it in the media.

What does it cost them for this?

How much is their product costing the island's environment?

The more I think about it and I reread the article again, the more I think that the attitude of 'there is nothing much we can do' is just not good enough. The issue and problem needs to be dealt with and they need to think again and decide to be part of finding that solution.

I too am sure the NF will put the money to good use and of course they should take it, I said so in my post above and know you will put it to good use. What the NF does is different to SXM Pride, and of course the situation of one enviro foundation collecting donations from a company whilst another foundation goes around pickingup after that company is awkward to address. Please do not think that the criticism is aimed in anyway at the NF, I say take the money and use it to promote recycling in our schools, especially bottle recycling.

One last thing, while we have a NF member reading. What does the NF think about recycling and deposits? I am sure you also see that glass is a problem that needs to be addressed, if only because our dump is full.

Would the Nature Foundation or anyone else out there have a copy of the TNO report?

Flipper

PS, If anyone knows anyone from Carib and what their position is then please let us know, or them know to come and tell us.