Solar Savings robert
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j a m aica
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In August 2014, Robert Wright received a Proof of Concept grant from the World Bank Group’s Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) and Caribbean Climate Innovation Center (CCIC) to develop his Pedro Banks Renewable Energy Hub which provides renewable energy for a remote fishing village in Jamaica. Two years later, he sold over 500 units of his solar lamp and phone charging device to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to support disaster relief efforts in Dominica, an eastern Caribbean island ravaged by Tropical Storm Erika.
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Trash to Cash d onn y
bri s tol
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s t . k itt s )
With St. Kitts & Nevis not well known in the way of commercial recycling, trained engineer and a major promoter of green living advocate Donny Bristol sought out to generate revenue from recycling the plastic, glass, and cardboard that is widely ignored for metal recyclables. Coupled with his knowledge of his family-owned solid waste business, he decided to fight back, by repurposing vegetable cooking oil and motor oils, shredding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, corrugated cardboard, and PVC; smelting old furniture into metal ingots and crushing/cleaning glass, all for export.
His Recyclables Expansion and Commercialization Project gave birth to Admirals 2008 Ltd. whose mission is to enhance the value, handling and presentation of the commodities, increase safety and adhere to international exportation standards. He is currently working on establishing public recycling locations and technology to remove dirt and other non-essential material from the recyclables for better health, safety and collection efficiencies.