Community asked to rally to help family clean up trash dumped on their land

News  |  January 11, 2023

A property owner whose land in Warwick has been the target of years of illegal dumping will soon get help to clear it away. The owner, who wished not to be named, expressed her gratitude towards Kevin Santucci, a chaplain, who is spearheading a community effort to help the fa... Read more

ZBM Report on KBB’s Education & Green Events Waste Management

Articles, News  |  January 11, 2023

Learn about KBB’s role in promoting green waste management for large events and our new schools-based curriculum for students of all ages. ... Read more

Ocean pollution crisis is ‘literally choking our local marine environments’ – KBB

Articles, News  |  January 9, 2023

Local littering is contributing to the ocean pollution crisis, which is “quite literally choking our local marine environments and poisoning the world's oceans”. That is the message from Traci Burgess, the executive director of the environment charity Keep Bermuda Be... Read more

Thank you, Bermuda

Articles, News  |  January 9, 2023

Keep Bermuda Beautiful is one of Bermuda’s oldest environmental charities, having first formed as a sub-committee of the Garden Club of Bermuda at about 1964. Charitable status was granted to KBB in 1966 and the rest, as they say, is history. KBB’s mission is to reduce wa... Read more

ZBM Report on KBB’s 2022 Activities

News  |  January 4, 2023

Kendall Trott reports on KBB’s 2022 clean-ups, abandoned boats project, the Beyond Plastic campaign and going plastic-free for 2023. ... Read more

Christmas Day revellers leave Elbow Beach in good shape

Articles, News  |  January 3, 2023

Revellers have been praised for leaving Elbow Beach clean after the annual Christmas Day party. According to Traci Burgess, the executive director of Keep Bermuda Beautiful, which helps with waste management for the event, more than 1,300lb of trash was collected on the beac... Read more

Sixteen ways to reduce single-use plastics in your daily life

Articles, News  |  December 29, 2022

As every year passes, climate change and its consequences become increasingly evident. Unfortunately, as we watch huge plumes of toxic gases being pumped into the air and see vast garbage patches in the ocean, followed by pictures of dead sea creatures, droughts and flooding, ma... Read more

Please Keep Elbow Beach Clean On Christmas

Articles, News  |  December 22, 2022

“Everyone is encouraged to “act responsibly and remember to reduce, reuse and recycle to help minimise the amount of waste generated by this event” at the Christmas Day celebrations at Elbow Beach. A spokesperson said, “Christmas Day at Elbow Beach, which is orga... Read more

55 ABANDONED BOATS REMOVED FROM BERMUDA’S COASTAL WATERS IN 2022

News  |  December 20, 2022

The Abandoned Boats Project, a joint initiative between Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) and the Government of Bermuda, has removed 55 abandoned and derelict marine vessels from local waters since May 2022. The project, which aims to clean up the local marine environment, reduce env... Read more

Season’s Greetings & 2022 End Of Year Highlights From KBB

News  |  December 15, 2022

From the Board of Directors and staff of KBB, we wish you and your families all the best for a happy and healthy holiday season, and a prosperous start to the new year! 2022 has been a phenomenal year of growth for KBB, none of which would have been possible without a tre... Read more