Globally, an estimated one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute. In Trinidad and Tobago, many of them eventually end up in drains, rivers and landfills—fuelling the flooding nightmare residents know all too well during the rainy season.
But Every Bottle Back TT believes that, through its initiative, this nightmare can be significantly reduced while putting money back into people’s pockets. “We’re focused on turning waste into value, collecting plastic bottles, keeping them out of landfills and creating income opportunities for people across T&T,” general manager Brendan Sirju told Guardian Media.
Operated by Container Recycling Services Limited, the project has, since its launch in 2022, managed to divert 667 tonnes of plastic from landfills—equivalent to 40 million bottles.
