Last Updated on June 6, 2026, 7:39 PM AST by Anthony Morris
St. Kitts and Nevis, Department of Environment and the Taiwan Technical mission along with Antioch Baptist Church collaborated on the occasion of World Environment Day, Friday 5, June 2026. As a part of the collaboration, the organisation launched a brand new recycling bin at the Lime Kiln Commercial Development.
According to reports, the initiative was part of the nationwide Recycling Project of St. Kitts government. In the event Derionne Edmeade Director of the Department of the Environment and Edward Tao the Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) shared their remarks on the combined initiative of both organizations along with the partnership of Antioch Baptist Church.
Derionne Edmeade expressed gratitude to the Antioch Baptist Church for taking the initiative of joining hands in the National Recycling Project. He said, “It gives me great pleasure to really thank the leadership of the Antioch Baptist church for taking this bold step, this leadership role so that other churches and different organisations may follow as they continue to lead this part of the church community”.
Moreover, Ian Richards represented the Antioch Baptist Church in the ceremony and the church made history in the island to become the first church to officially collaborate with the National Recycling Project. Richards also explained the reason behind joining the project. He further shared that the church has decided some weeks ago to join the project.
He said, “The Antioch Baptist Church is no stranger to environmental issues, Of course our young people designed and implemented a water conservation project a few years ago, and the young men of the Turn Around Agenda participate in coastal protection, so we are familiar with the importance of protecting the environment”.
The organisation’s officials shared the details about the recycling bin. Individuals can use the bin anytime as it is set up for 24 hours for public use and located at the outside of the Church fence. In the recycling bin, the public only drops off compressed or bagged plastic bottles, soft metals, aluminum cans and cardboard and no food or household garbage is allowed.
Ambassador Edward Tao also shared his views on the new collaboration and mentioned that the St. Kitts government and Taiwan have worked together on the project for almost five years. He further expressed his gratitude to the lead representative of the Technical Mission Joyce Chang and all others individuals who are part of the project.
Additionally, officials shared that in future the department is heading to establish more bins in the island including Molineaux, Saddlers and Sandy Point.
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