FOOD
We are catalysing a circular model to divert and process organic waste. We facilitate this through strategic partnerships, educational gardens, and curriculum integration – empowering our community to grow their own food and nourish our soil with locally made mulch and compost.
OPPORTUNITY
Organic waste – including landscape cuttings, food scraps and cardboard, makes up approximately half of the BVI’s waste stream. By diverting these materials from the dumpsite, we can create high-quality mulch and compost that reduces the need for expensive imports, strengthens local food security, and builds climate resilience.
OUR APPROACH
By connecting government, farmers, and the community, we’ve catalysed a circular system for organic waste diversion and processing. Our approach combines educational gardens and curriculum integration with community empowerment, ensuring we can all grow our own food while restoring our soil with local mulch and compost
SCHOOL GARDENS
COMMUNITY GARDENS
TONS OF FOOD WASTE PRODUCED INTO COMPOST
TONS LANDSCAPING WASTE PRODUCED INTO MULCH
FEATURED PROGRAMMES
We Recycle
Test Recycling Centres are up and running on both Tortola and Virgin Gorda. The hard work of putting partnerships, infrastructure, education programmes and monitoring & evaluation tools in place is done, and long-term funding mechanisms are being implemented. Download our Recycling App now to find out where, and how, to now recycle glass, aluminium cans and plastic on Tortola and Virgin Gorda
Advocacy & Research
Research and legislation recommendations are the backbone of all our programmes. Included are a Plastic Ban and a Container Deposit System guidance, a Masters Thesis and writing the waste management chapters for the BVI Environmental Profiles. Ongoing research identifies best materials management practices and waste reduction of waste is advocated through our outreach programmes.
Green Certification
Green Certification incentivizes, guides and educates businesses in best green operation practices and provides Bronze, Silver, Gold and Leader Accreditations. Developed in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the programme provides critical financial support to environmental betterment through its Green Fund, and will guide the “greening” of the BVI Public Service’s Strategic Policy.
BugOut
This Virgin Gorda community-driven initiative reduces the breeding sites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that causes diseases such as Zika, dengue, and chikungunya. Outreach education, clean ups and community participation are integrated into safe, data driven vector control operations. After three years of success on Virgin Gorda, we’re partnering with the Government on a BugOut pilot on Tortola.
WE RECYCLE
Test Recycling Centres are up and running on both Tortola and Virgin Gorda. The hard work of putting partnerships, infrastructure, education programmes and monitoring & evaluation tools in place is done, and long-term funding mechanisms are being implemented. Download our RECYCLING APP now to find out where, and how, to now recycle glass, aluminium cans and plastic.
ADVOCACY & RESEARCH
Research and legislation recommendations are the backbone of all our programmes. Included are a Plastic Ban and a Container Deposit System guidance, a Masters Thesis and writing the waste management chapters for the BVI Environmental Profiles. Ongoing research identifies best materials management practices and waste reduction of waste is advocated through our outreach programmes.
GREEN CERTIFICATION
Green Certification incentivizes, guides and educates businesses in best green operation practices and provides Bronze, Silver, Gold and Leader Accreditations. Developed in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the programme provides critical financial support to environmental betterment through its Green Fund, and will guide the “greening” of the BVI Public Service’s Strategic Policy.
BUGOUT
This Virgin Gorda community-driven initiative reduces the breeding sites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that causes diseases such as Zika, dengue, and chikungunya. Outreach education, clean ups and community participation are integrated into safe, data driven vector control operations. After three years of success on Virgin Gorda, we’re partnering with the Government on a BugOut pilot on Tortola.
GARDEN PROGRAM
Teaching regenerative agriculture, increasing locally grown food and decreasing organic waste dumped are the overarching goals of Green VI’s Garden Project. Through enriched education and hands-on farming activities, our gardens foster students and community members to be mindful of their health, well being, environment and social history.
FEATURED COMPONENTS
School Garden Classrooms
Green VI’s EcoParks will be a dynamic eco-spaces demonstrating how humans and the natural world can live in harmony – through innovation and symbiosis. The aim of the EcoParks are to create Centres of Excellence that are innovative, sustainable, scalable and replicable models for other islands and remote areas. The EcoParks will feature best practices for Waste/Materials Management, Food Security, Renewable Energy Production, Water Management and Education – all designed to engage entrepreneurs and visitors.
Community Mulch & Compost Sites
The Test Recycling Centres will bridge the gap between now and when Government implements their new Waste Management Systems across the BVI according to the new Solid Waste Management Strategy. Equipment to process plastic and aluminium collected by the WE RECYCLE programme are now active on both Tortola and Virgin Gorda at the Test Recycling Centres. The Test Recycling Centres will provide important data, such as volumes of recyclables, markets, values, challenges and costs and will be shared with the Ministry of Health.
EcoPark Demonstration Gardens
Located at our Tortola and Virgin Gorda EcoParks, these sites serve as public hubs for regenerative agriculture. Visitors can experience first-hand how we use biogas, composting, and water conservation techniques to grow food in a changing climate.
The Garden Angel Programme
A community-led support network that pairs dedicated volunteers and experts with school gardens. Garden Angels provide the technical knowledge and consistent care needed to ensure these green spaces thrive throughout the school year and during holiday breaks.
ENERGY
We use the sun, wind and water we are blessed with to generate clean, affordable, renewable and resilient energy.