Conyers backs Cayman Chamber of Commerce environmental initiative

Posted 01/04/2009 • Under Community Service

Conyers Dill & Pearman recently joined a list of businesses that support the Chamber of Commerce’s effort to reduce the amount of litter that ends up in the streets in Grand Cayman.

The Chamber’s anti-littering initiative started when Past President David Foster launched the 200 by 2000 campaign to place trash and recycling receptacles throughout Grand Cayman in an effort to encourage the community to keep Cayman clean and green.

Former Chamber President Eddie Thompson thanked Conyers for supporting the initiative and used the opportunity to stress the Chamber’s continued environmental advocacy and responsible development as a key strategic initiative.

“Conyers’ community is proud to continue with their recycling efforts following on from our staff participation in the Chamber’s Earth Day Roadside Cleanup,” said Richard Finlay, Managing Partner of Conyers' Cayman office.

“There are several paths to a greener Cayman. Reducing litter and recycling are efficient ways for the community to participate in the process,” Mr Thompson said.

“We can each take little steps and gradually bring awareness to this issue and eventually reach the point where it becomes a goal and a way of life in our homes, our businesses and our community.”

“Cayman’s natural resources are being depleted and we must strike a balance between development and the environment. We continue to encourage community members to sign the Chamber’s environmental pledge, and to promote the benefits of recycling.

“The Chamber will continue to advocate the passage of important legislation that protects the environment and many of Cayman’s unique endangered species and plants,” he said.

The containers are efficiently designed to fit neatly into corners or against walls inside and are durable enough to be used as outdoor recycling containers, being built to withstand rough-handling and harsh weather.

The bins have a number of uses for offices, schools and hospitals for easy waste disposal and collection of waste material for recycling, or as garbage dispensers in public areas to reduce littering.

A version of this article originally appeared in Cayman Net News and can be found here.