I*Recycle donates bins to Guam schools to push youngsters for aluminium can recycling

<p>Schools in the Island of Guam on Pacific Ocean will be receiving new recycling bins for aluminium cans under the novel I*Recycle Programme. The initiative is aimed at encouraging youngsters in as many as 60 schools to recycle more aluminium cans for a greener earth and a better tomorrow. New trendy plastic recycling bins will replace the current metal bins that have been in use for the last ten years. The new bins though a little costly at about $1,150 per piece will add to the excitement of the school going children, expect Guam government and I*Recycle Programme authorities. <br /><br />According to the Guam Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the island country managed a recycling rate of 29 per cent in 2015. While the rate is down four percentage points from the previous year, the island recycled 1728 tons - almost double the volume for 2014.<br /><br />According to I*Recycle, already 12 bins have been placed all over Guam, and 12 more will be placed tomorrow. <br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/I%20Recycle.jpg" alt="News" width="517" height="226" /><br />We will keep working to monitor the recycling rate, encourage methods to make recycling easier for residents and help everyone work together to keep our island clean,&rsquo; says Guam EPA administrator Walter Leon Guerrero.<br /><br />&lsquo;First and foremost, I feel that education is the key component to a successful island-wide recycling effort,&rsquo; says Peggy Denney, programme administrator of Guam&rsquo;s i*recycle scheme.<br /><br />{googleAdsense}<br /><br />Denney estimates over half a million pounds of material waste goes every day to the Layon landfill, adding &lsquo;there is an abundance of recyclables contained in that waste&rsquo;. Getting the schools involved with recycle, hence, is very important, Denney feels.<br /><br />Under the i*recycle scheme, Schools in Guam have so far collected over US$225 000 worth of recyclables, especially aluminium cans.</p>