Sixteen graduates received a certificate for completing the Recycling Educators Training led by the PRRP’s Education Committee and the Solid Waste Authority on May 12, 2016. The graduation ceremony took place at the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Authority offices. Participants received training to educate about the conservation of natural resources through recycling, composting, reuse, responsible consumption habits, and environmental education.
In addition to receiving their certificates, the group tuned in for one last lesson on the identification of pollutants in water offered by Cenilda Ramírez Santana, leader of the Education and Trash Free Waters Committees of the PRRP and co-coordinator of the training.
The training began on March 3, 2016, and throughout several weeks, the group learned about environmental problems the Island faces as well as recent recycling techniques and technologies available on the Island. Some of the topics covered include the legal framework of recycling in Puerto Rico, the statistics of recycling on the Island, recycling of electronics and organic materials management. One noteworthy session took place at the regional meeting of EPA’s Trash Free Waters Initiative in Mayagüez, where Marcus Ericksen--, leader of 5 Gyres, an organization that studies and promotes the conservation of our oceans--gave a lecture._
The group was composed of professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds and regions of the Island: educators, engineers, recycling industry professionals, municipal recycling coordinators, and others signed up, all with a desire to educate about Sustainable Materials Management through their respective geographical regions of Puerto Rico. With their expanded knowledge, the educators of recycling are already educating students, the public, and professionals about the importance of reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting, as well on the importance of maintaining trash free waters.
In addition to receiving their certificates, the group tuned in for one last lesson on the identification of pollutants in water offered by Cenilda Ramírez Santana, leader of the Education and Trash Free Waters Committees of the PRRP and co-coordinator of the training.
The training began on March 3, 2016, and throughout several weeks, the group learned about environmental problems the Island faces as well as recent recycling techniques and technologies available on the Island. Some of the topics covered include the legal framework of recycling in Puerto Rico, the statistics of recycling on the Island, recycling of electronics and organic materials management. One noteworthy session took place at the regional meeting of EPA’s Trash Free Waters Initiative in Mayagüez, where Marcus Ericksen--, leader of 5 Gyres, an organization that studies and promotes the conservation of our oceans--gave a lecture._
The group was composed of professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds and regions of the Island: educators, engineers, recycling industry professionals, municipal recycling coordinators, and others signed up, all with a desire to educate about Sustainable Materials Management through their respective geographical regions of Puerto Rico. With their expanded knowledge, the educators of recycling are already educating students, the public, and professionals about the importance of reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting, as well on the importance of maintaining trash free waters.
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