12,000 gallons of waste oil to be shipped out of VI by end of July
DWM Director Mr Marcus E. Solomon said that the department is ecstatic to be able to divert this oil from the landfill, “which lowers our vulnerabilities to adhoc fires. This is also significant because this positions BVI to do our part to meet global sustainability development goals by repurposing waste material where possible,” Mr Solomon stated in a Government Information Service (GIS) press release on July 12, 2024.
The waste oil facility in Sea Cows Bay became operational on Friday, April 5, 2024, and has the capacity to store 20,000 gallons of used oil.
Although the press release did not state, the waste oil is reportedly to be shipped to Trinidad.
Shipment to be done every 3 months
Mr Solomon, speaking exclusively to Virgin Islands News Online in February 2024, had noted that no revenue will be obtained from the project; however “the oil will be shipped every three months to be treated and recycled.”
Meanwhile, Mr Solomon, while thanking the community for their involvement in helping the department to realise this milestone, said there are a few things that can be done to further enhance the collection processes.
No dumping of garbage at waste oil facility- DWM Director
“We want the public to refrain mixing oil and gas together in the same container as there are separate storage identified for each. We also want small quantities of waste oil from households, small commercial businesses, hotels, restaurants and government organisations to be taken directly to the collection facility Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
“Finally, we want persons to refrain from dumping garbage at the waste oil facility. Garbage can be placed inside of community dumpsters, it can be discarded using the house to house collection programme or taken directly to dumpsites which are located throughout the Territory,” Mr Solomon advised.
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17 Responses to “12,000 gallons of waste oil to be shipped out of VI by end of July”
If our oil was no good, no company would offer money to but it. It, our preused oil is good oil.
If we mix our oil with crushed gravel and a reasonable measure of cement, we can use the mixture to fill many of our traffic road holes, if done properly.
BVI oil is good
Learn to think out the box.
If you buy a drum of oil, is it mine or your? The oil that BVI government buys from others, regardless of from who, it is our oil. Those that buying our used oil it only cannot be called BVI oil, if we keep it for yourself.
If we mix our used oil (BVI oil) with crushed gravel and cement, many of our thousands of traffic potholes can be fix.
TO ANALYZE THE MESSAGE BECAUSE HIS MIND OR HIS ATTENTION IS FOCUSING ON BEING TRUE TO THE PEOPLE WHO PUT HIM THERE BY DOING THE RIGHT THING ~ AND THE MUSIC WORLD , AND THE NAME OF HIS SONG IS SENDING THAT KIND OF MESSAGE , BON VOYAGE
SITTING ON A GOLD MINE ( BLACK GOLD ) NOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT INDEPENDENCE / INSTEAD OF THE GREEN GOLD - ( WEED )
The oil the the BVI government has paid for and was delivered to us, who now owned the oil, the seller our the buyer? The oil others desire to buy from us even though it has already used and now called oil, who is the owner now before they buy it from us?
So you see shallow brain, before other buy used from us, it is BVI oil.
OKAY & SEE ) HAVE BLOGGED DO YOU THINK THEIR BRAINS ARE AS DEEP AS YOURS ? OR , ARE YOU ON A HIGHER LEVEL THAN US ?