Bamboo craft was among the items on show yesterday, when the Ministry of Communities held its inaugural Waste to Resource recycling exhibition.
The Main Street Avenue was lined with tents that were filled with craft and the craftsmen and women who hand-carved the pieces. The craft items were laid out on tables for the many curious members of the public who stopped by at intervals, inquiring about what materials they were birthed from.
Around 20 small businesses that use and recycle waste products participated in the exhibition, which was aimed at raising awareness about reusing products, or as one exhibitor put it, “using one man’s trash to make treasures.”
Darren Shako, a consultant with the ministry who is spearheading the