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Wheelie bins will soon become mandatory in the City of Hamilton, according to the municipality. Fines could soon be introduced to penalise those who put out trash early or in inappropriate containers in the city. A spokeswoman for the municipality sa...

Environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful was given a $60,000 boost from the Ministry of Public Works yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, public works minister, said the Government had committed to supporting the charity’s work with an annu...

When Rhea Gibbons returned to Bermuda for the summer she felt she had work to do. Now she, with the assistance of other volunteers, has cleared more than a tonne of trash from the island’s coastline in a series of cleanups. Ms Gibbons said: “It was s...

Bermuda must do more to protect its environment, former Audubon Society president Andrew Dobson said yesterday. Mr Dobson, who is to retire to Britain after nearly 30 years on the island, said Bermuda had to introduce policies to tackle introduced sp...

US researchers have shone a light on Bermuda’s glow worms. Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History discovered the chemical that gives the Bermuda fireworms their glow is unique. The study published in PLOS One found that a “luciferase en...

Fishermen should protect wildlife this month as seabirds migrate through Bermuda’s waters. Andrew Dobson, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society, said tens of thousands of great shearwaters pass the island every May as they move to the North Atlant...

A new study has examined the diet of the invasive lionfish across the Atlantic. Bermudian researcher Corey Eddy, one of the authors of the article, said the research examined what the species had eaten in order to help determine their impact on the e...

Mandatory trash recycling could be on the cards, the Minister for Public Works has signalled. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said: “I am increasingly leaning towards seeking approval for mandatory recycling as those who do recycle appear to have no r...

Bermuda’s efforts to resurrect the endangered cahow have been highlighted this week in Britain. Saturday’s edition of The Times newspaper featured an article by Jim Dixon showcasing the success of the cahow conservation programme. He wrote: “Conserva...

A solar farm could be up and running at LF Wade International Airport before the end of this financial year. Walter Roban, Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, said work to prepare the site was scheduled to start within weeks. Mr Roban added...