BERI

04/10/2026

♻️🌊 GRAND BAHAMA SCHOOLS: LET’S CLEAN UP! 🇧🇸

The FROM WASTE, WE CREATE! GB School Clean-Up Challenge is officially underway, and schools across Grand Bahama are invited to get involved!

Through February 2027, organize beach and community clean-ups, get your students involved, and keep track of the litter and debris you collect. At the end of the Challenge, the school that collects the most will receive a $1,000 donation to its Eco Club, Art Department, or Science Department! 🏆

🎨 The winning school will be announced at the FROM WASTE, WE CREATE! Award Ceremony & Eco-Art Exhibition at MOSAIC Art Hub on Friday, February 19, 2027.

Participating is simple: complete and submit a GB School Clean-Up Challenge Inventory Form for each clean-up. Every clean-up counts, so the more your school gets involved, the greater your impact—and your chance to win!

📋 Download the guidelines + Inventory Form:
beribahamas.com/fwwc/

Questions or need a form?
📧 [email protected]
📱 WhatsApp 813-1539

Let’s see what our Grand Bahama schools can do when we team up, clean up, and take pride in the island we call home! 💙♻️🌊

CleanerGrandBahama

04/10/2026

Stronger together. 💙🌱

BERI President Brittney Baldwin joined fellow community leaders at Keep Grand Bahama Clean’s recent press conference celebrating 20 years of environmental stewardship on our island.

As Brittney shared, for newer organizations like BERI, the support and partnership of KGBC has made such a difference. We’re grateful to be part of an incredible network of environmental partners working together to make the greatest impact on Grand Bahama.

Congratulations, KGBC, on 20 years! ♻️🌊

30/09/2026

Congratulations to Keep Grand Bahama Clean on 20 years of making a difference on our island! 💚🌎 Here’s to 20 more! ♻️ Keep Grand Bahama Clean

19/09/2026

From beach debris to artist resources. ♻️🎨

During this morning’s clean-up at Smith’s Point, we set aside bottle caps, microplastics, balloons, beach toys, marine rope, and other discarded materials to give them a second life through this season of FROM WASTE, WE CREATE!

These materials will become part of our reclaimed materials collection at MOSAIC Art Hub, opening in November! Dates and details coming soon.

In the meantime, if you’re participating in this season’s competition and looking for materials for your artwork, reach out to us directly. We’d love to help you find what you need!

What was once pollution can become a powerful piece of art. 💙

19/09/2026

Now THIS is leadership in action! 💙🌊

Meet Jahzyra Higgs, Miss Bahamas National High School, representing Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy, who joined us at Smith’s Point this morning and didn’t hesitate to tackle one of the heaviest pieces of debris on the beach: a massive streetlamp!

Her enthusiasm, determination, and willingness to get her hands dirty were incredible. Thank you, Jahzyra, for showing up for our island and leading by example! 🇧🇸💙

19/09/2026

827 lbs of debris removed. 54 volunteers. One incredible community effort. 🌊♻️

What an incredible turnout for BERI’s 2026 International Coastal Clean-up at Smith’s Point this morning!

Together, 54 volunteers removed an astounding 827 lbs of garbage and marine debris from our coastline.

Our heartfelt thanks to every individual, student, teacher, and community partner who showed up and put in the work. Special thanks to the Ministry of Tourism, Summit Heights Preparatory, Litter-Free Bahamas, Lignum Vitae, BMES Eco-Club, Lucaya International School (LIS), Freeport Gospel Chapel (FGCS) Eco-Club, Hampton Academy, Freeport Primary, and Beacon School for being part of this collective effort.

Today was a powerful reminder of what we can accomplish when our community comes together. Every piece removed matters, and every person who showed up made a difference.

Thank you for showing up for Grand Bahama and our ocean. 💙

15/09/2026

🌊♻️ CLEANING UP THIS SATURDAY? MAKE IT COUNT!

As schools across Grand Bahama head out for International Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday, September 19th, don’t forget: your cleanup data can also count toward the FROM WASTE, WE CREATE! GB School Clean-Up Challenge! 🇧🇸

The Challenge runs through February 2027, so schools can continue organizing and submitting clean-ups throughout the season as they compete for a $1,000 cash prize for their Eco Club, Science Department, or Art Department.

Simply record what you collect using the GB School Clean-Up Challenge Inventory Form and submit it to us.

📋 Learn more & download the form at beribahamas.com/fwwc/ or email [email protected] to request a copy.

Want to clean up with us? 🪣 BERI will be at Smith’s Point (East End) this Saturday from 8:00–10:00 AM for International Coastal Cleanup Day. Come join us!

Every cleanup counts! Good luck to all of our Grand Bahama schools hitting the beaches this Saturday! 💙🌊♻️🇧🇸

02/09/2026

🌊 Join us for our 2026 International Coastal Clean-up! ♻️

We’ll be cleaning up the east end of Smith’s Point on Saturday, September 19th, from 8AM to 10AM.

🧤 Gloves, bags & water provided
📍 Meeting point: Parking lot next to St. Jude Church

Come lend a hand and help keep our coastlines clean! Every piece makes a difference. 💙🪣

Want to join us or need more info? DM us, WhatsApp 813-1539, or email [email protected].

28/08/2026

We’re grateful to Bahamas Latest for highlighting the work of BERI and the latest season of From Waste, We Create! ♻️🌿

Thank you for helping us tell the story of what we’re building here on Grand Bahama and why creating better solutions for our waste matters. We truly appreciate the support! 💙

🌊♻️🎨From waste to art a creative idea is growing into a meaningful initiative for a cleaner and more sustainable Grand Bahama. The Bahamas Environmental Recycling Initiative BERI is launching the second season of “FROM WASTE, WE CREATE!”, now open to students, artists, families, schools and the wider community. Participants will have the opportunity to transform materials that would otherwise be discarded into unique works of art inspired by Bahamian culture and island life.

Last year’s winner, 17-year-old Aiden K. Rahming, took home $1,000 for his sculpture “A Turtle’s Tail,” created from debris collected from beaches. This year, the programme will also continue its school clean-up challenge, encouraging students to help remove waste from beaches and communities. The message is simple what was once considered rubbish can be given new life through creativity, art and a love for the environment.

27/08/2026

A HUGE thank you to GrandBahama242News and Around Da Islands for shining a light on BERI and the next season of From Waste, We Create 🎨♻️