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
Ten tips for a happy, plastic-free Christmas
News | December 9, 2022
‘Tis the season for stuff! Fun things such as stuffing a turkey, stuffing a stocking, buying stuff, wrapping stuff and giving stuff. Unfortunately most stuff comes wrapped in plastic, which then has to be thrown away. With so much going on at this time of year, it is easy t... Read more
There’s money in reusable foodware
News | November 22, 2022
We all love take-out, but when a flimsy container gives way and spills the contents onto our laps, not so much. When the plastic container is burning hot, not so much. When we see all the litter in our environment, not so much. And when we read about the negative health effec... Read more
