Recycling

Gov should get schools to recycle plastics

Kopkop College celebrated the 2023 World Environment Day on Monday June 5, under the campaign “Beat Plastic Pollution,” in which Melchizedek’s presentation was amongst a variety of acts performed by Kopkop College students through poetry, dance, skit and modelling.

“Through my research I learnt that plastic pollution is worse than we think,” said Melchizedek, whose video documentation was based on the effects of plastic pollution on land, in the ocean and air.

Collaborative Alliance Against Plastic Pollution

Coca-Cola Euro-Pacific Partners PNG (CCEP-PNG), Coca-Cola PNG, and Branis Recycling Limited have joined forces with NCDC to implement the PET PLASTIC BOTTLE COLLECTION program.

Having launched the program, local residents now have the opportunity to exchange their plastic bottles for one Kina per kilogram, effectively encouraging recycling practices and significantly reducing plastic waste in the region.