NATURE VIBE: EARTH DAY 2018 IN REVIEW

SEPTEMBER 2018 Volume 10, Issue 3

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF JAMAICA | 10-16 EAST STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA | (876) 922-0620-6 | [email protected] | www.nhmj-ioj.org.jm/ EARTH
DAY IN
REVIEW

Is It By Force? INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
By: Kareen Parks
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Is it by force that we should take care of OF JAMAICA'S EARTH DAY
our environment? COMPETITION
POSTER ENTRIES
With sticks and belt behind our backs, DESIGN MODEL ENTRIES
To preserve a land that we got quite LITERARY ARTS ENTRIES
CERTIFICATES OF MERIT AND
intact? HONOURABLE MENTION
GUEST SPEAKER'S SPEECH
Let us develop a conscious mentality, and EARTH DAY AWARD
appreciate this luxury, CEREMONY HIGHLIGHTS
JUDGES' RESPONSE
An environment so lush and full, our COLLABORATORS OF THE
treasury...  EXHIBITION
THE 7 R'S
Can't we just coorperate and treat it with PARTICIPATING
respect? INSTITUTIONS
5 FACTS ABOUT EARTH DAY 
 A land of wood and water--- PROJECT UPDATES &
We must interject! UPCOMING EVENTS
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
SPONSORS
EARTH DAY ACTIVITY SHEET
PUBLICATION INFORMATION

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica is the oldest division of the Institute of Jamaica. It aims to encourage the study and dissemination of
scientific knowledge of Jamaican flora and fauna, promote the conservation of the Jamaican natural environment and maintain collections of

Jamaican flora, fauna and reference books.

THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF JAMAICA'S
EARTH DAY COMPETITION

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF JAMAICA | 10-16 EAST STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA | (876) 922-0620-6 | [email protected] | www.nhmj-ioj.org.jm/ "Imagine Jamaica without the serious issues of
waste and pollution..."

Earth is one of the most precious things that humans
have, therefore it is our duty to ensure that it is well

taken care of. In an effort to foster care and
consideration for Jamaica's natural heritage, the
Natural History Museum of Jamaica engaged youths
across the nation in the annual Earth Day Competition,
culminating with the celebration of Earth Day 22nd of
April 2018. On April 27, 2018, the Earth Day Awards

Ceremony was held to reward their efforts.

Let's take a stand! Expressing Art through various
forms.
With a little imagination, anything can become art
and students around Jamaica have proven this to be The categories included:
Design Model 
true. Being able to use your hands and trash to Literary Arts 
create things of value whether, through literature, Poster 
drawings or design models can inspire us to reduce
the amount of waste we generate on a daily basis. Exhibitors present at the Awards Ceremony on
April 27, 2018 
The theme "From Trash to Cash" encourages The Tryall Club
persons to use everyday objects that we would
throw away such as newspaper, plastic bottles, Carlong Publishers Ltd.
plastic bags, tyres, plastic cups and many other Jamaica Business Development Corporation
recyclables to be repurposed to make jewelry,
dresses, purses and many other creative items. (JBDC)
Edna Manley College of the Visual & Performing
Students from various institutions around Jamaica
participated in the Earth Day Competition and did a Arts
Chukka Cove Foundation
tremendous job by using their trash to make
something of monetary value. The competition has 1

given these young minds the opportunity to
encourage the reduction of pollution around their
environment. Seventy-five (75) qualified entries from
Sixty-three (63) students formed the first of its kind
Earth Day Exhibition which was mounted in the
NHMJ's Discovery Room from April 27 - July 13, 2018

check out our Earth Day 2017 Feature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6k1VekXbXo

Poster Category

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 Wolmers Boys' High School  St. Mary High School  St. Mary High School East Street Junior Centre 

Renaka Morrison Andriana Brown Shemar Bernard Cory Campbel
Foga Road High School St. James High School "Solar" Foga Road High School St. Mary High "For a More Efficient Future"

Jordan Hamilton Brianna Barrett Rochele Baker Tia Taylor
St. Mary High "Reduce Reuse Recycle" "Poster Water Conservation" "Don't Loose it, Reuse it" St. James High School "Polution"

Haleem Lazarus Nathaniel Lee Shinel Anderson Nathaniel Pitter
Pembrook Hal High School Pembrook Hal High School  St. Mary High School St. Mary High School 

Akacia Forbes Brittania Beckford Harrecia Brown Lamar Walters
East Street Junior Centre The Cedar Grove High School Maypen Church of God NT St Mary High School
"The Evolution of Tyres" Reuse the Past, Recycle the Present" "Conveying Trash through time for our Future "Past Ongoing Present"

Preservation" 2

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Top Winners & Sponsors of The Earth Day Competition

Akacia Forbes receives gifts from Latoya
Collins of Carlong Publishers 

"The Evaluation of Tyres" by Akacia Forbes, 3rd place winner Akacia Forbes receives awards from Nicole Patrick-Shaw, Deputy
East Street Junior Centre, Institute of Jamaica Director of IOJ

Akacia Forbes from The East Street Junior Centre, Institute of Jamaica "Let's Not Wait, Before It's Too Late"
Let us end environmental polution, let
us think about our future generation.

It's our duty to protect them!

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2nd Place Poster

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the Wolmers' Boys High School Managing Director of Jamaica Infrastructure Organization (JIO)

Shavar McDonald, The Wolmers Boys' High School Have too much old fabrics?

Wel, Shavar McDonald has the
perfect advice: "Let's use our mind
and redesign materials that are no

longer in style!"

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1st Place Poster

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Manager from Dolphin Cove

"The Clock Is Ticking! The Time is Running

Out"! -- Brittania Beckford

 Brittania Beckford visualized the earth

as a clock and that time was running

out for us to minimize polution.

"These were the main concepts and

idea for this poster piece."

-- Brittania Beckford

Brittania Beckford from The Cedar Grove High School

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Design Models

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Chandler's Pen Primary & Chandler's Pen Primary & Chandler's Pen Primary &
Chanlder's Pen Primary & Chandler's Pen Primary & Junior High Pen Primary & Junior High Junior High School "Sit-
Junior High School Junior High School
"Cel Phone Holder"  Junior High School " Book Mark" School "Soft Toys" School "Clothes Pin Holder" "Pencil Case" Upon/ Throw Rug"

Casey-Ann McPherson Karla Bueno Karla Bueno Karla Bueno Karla Bueno Karla Bueno Karla Bueno
Mount Alvernia High Mount Alvernia High Mount Alvernia High Mount Alvernia High
Chandler's Pen Primary Mount Alvernia High Mount Alvernia High
School School School School
& Junior High School School School "Glass-Like Necklace" "Shampootastic Purse" "Chocolate Paper Purse" "Plasticcious Jacket"

"Magnetic Holder" "Plastic Stitching Bag"  "A Belt Made to

Impress"

Sawtonya Sashane Stephenson Jhaunneil Alen  St. Mary High School Mark Graham Shelique Lindo Chris-Ann Hutchinson 
Tewarie St. Mary High School "A Girl's Delight " & "Pencil Case" St. Mary High School   St. Mary High School  St. Mary High School

Chanlder's Pen "Multi Purpose Rack" "Crooked Balance" "Fish Scale" "Accessory Bag" 

Primary & Junior

High School

"Change Holder"

Nathan Hal Keishana Edwards Lasania Denton Danake Curtis Nathaniel Pitter
St. Mary High School  St Mary High School  St. Mary High School
 Chandler's Pen Primary Chandler's Pen Primary & "Multi-Purpose Holder"
"Centre Piece"  "Calabash Hat"
& Junior High School Junior High School

"Don't Lose Your Screws" "Book / Magazine Holder for

Classroom"

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Design Models

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Central High School
 The Cedar Grove High School High School "Royal Portable Chair"

"Recycled Living-Room" seven (7) piece set "Little Red White in Wood"

Queenie Alexandria Byfield Brianna Mowatt Brianna Barrett, St.
Central High School Royal Ascot High School James High School
"Portable Centre Table" "Dress Bri- Bri Fashion"
"Yaad Style" 
Shaheem Pinnock Abigayle Watson Brianna Mowatt
Ascot High School Ascot High School Ascot High School
"Floral Paradise" "Mrs. Actor Boy"
"Flairy Flairy"

Dominic Nelson Thaimes Gooden- Harrecia Brown Marlon Rowe Davian Laird Rosetta Parkes
Wolmers Boys' High Holy Childhood High School
Dwyer May Pen Church of God St. James High School  St. James High School
School "Cardboard Furniture"
"Turn Your Hand &  Wolmers Boys' High "Glamorous Stationery Case Holder" "Lamp" "Cat Face Vase &

Make Fashion School "Turn Your Hand Flowers"
Mobile"
& Make Fashion Wind

Chime"

"Living in Plastic"!

Young Kimona Nelson from The Cedar Grove Academy is the creative mind behind the plastic "Living Room Set" design.

Upon creating the living room set, Kimona realized how poluted her surrounding was and this motivated her even more to

set out on this journey in helping to minimize polution.   7

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How stylish are you? 

No need to throw away
our plastic spoons
anymore!

Here's a solution

Marlon Rowe
St James High School, third place winner of the
Design Model Category receiving awards from 

Latoya Colins of Carlong Publishers

What am I made from?  "Lamp" Design Model done by Marlon Rowe
The resistor from an old computers CPU
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Plastic Spoons 
LED from old AC  bulbs
The switch made from female and male USB 

Flash drive
Plastic drink bottle
Neck from a small busta bottle
Battery case made from 10 bottleneck
Negative contact made from spring from an old

flashlight
Positive contact made from magnet

Base made from an old AC bulb
Insulators from wires made from straw and tape

Cover of light made from AC bulb shade

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"Blocking our drains 
with plastic bottles
should be an ancient

practice."

With a scissor and
scraps from here and
there, young Karla

has created this
master piece.

I am made from:
plastic bottles
broken necklaces

scrap wire
beads 

nail polish for my
tone with a pair of

earrings

This necklace & earring set was done by Karla Bueno

of the Mount Alvernia High School in St. James

"Glass-Like Necklace"

Karla Bueno and school mates posed for a quick picture

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1st Place Design Model

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School in St. James, entitled "Shampootastic Bag" category receiving her gifts

Karla Bueno from Mount Alvernia High School Plastic is toxic!
Karla Bueno from the Mount
Alvernia High School in Montego
Bay thought that by creating this
purse from a shampoo bottle was
a start to help minimize plastic

polution in Jamaica.

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Literary Arts
(excerpts)

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"Let’s cultivate green behavior today! "Let's cultivate it is better for farmers and the
Using our hands we can prepare our lands!
You don’t have to be a farmer to grow your reaping ones,
Let's have a green behavior it’s better for our
greens.
Come on! Be healthy and do the right thing, character,
Let's upcycle it’s better for the farmers them
This is a habit we al can learn.
A beautiful habit that’l one day help our world, food little.."
            
A habit that’l keep our body strong--       By: Jayzene Jemison
     Little boys and girls can al live long."   

         
  By: Babiana Grant

Don't Be Mean , Just Be Green! Mother Earth's Plea
"Don’t be mean! "I gave you al you needed, children:
Just be green!
Food, shelter, a home.
You can help our earth stay clean. Is this how you wil repay me?
Pick up your trash and the world wil gleam, By destroying al that you know?"
If you work with your friends as a recycling
By: Jordan Garvey
team,
Jamaica wil be a better country

You’l see…"

BY: Jordan Garvey

A Change For The Better Upcycling
"The world is not what it used to be,
The lush green forests filed with trees, "Yuh shirt have hole and yuh tink dem aguh laugh,
The fresh and clean rivers and lakes. . . . , Patch it up with a new piece a fabric
Now poluted and littered with wastes,"  a your craft-- 

By: Jevaughn Anderson Nuh badda watch nuh face it nah bun yuh pocket,
Put on yuh new craft and rock it!"

By: Akacia Forbes

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Literary Arts

(Excerpts)

Save Di World Save Mi Home! Josh's Project
Pick up di garbage whether yuh rich or poor. The lumberjack yeled at him angrily "Move

Everyone should, over 30 or even less dan four. from here, kid; if you know what is good for

Wi deserve betta, you! "Please sir, "Josh pleaded desperately, "You

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Jamaica, Jamaica, fi clean fi sure! beautiful.  If you cut down the forest, what

By: Jhauneil Alen wil be left?" The lumberjack laughed, "I am

Wata A Waste doing my job, boy!  I am making my money.
Everyday mi wake up. . . wata a waste.  Get out of here now!"
Brushing teeth, wash hands an. . . wata a waste. By:  Christ-Ann Hutchinson

Wi need fi stop waste di wata. . . Upcyclist's Anthem
Come out a di shower, nuh spen ten hour! It is true that plastic is stronger,

But you could easily last a little longer than

No only conserve light, . . conserve wata! just a single day,

By: Tanique Campbel or years maybe,

Being Green is the Best Esteem If you are used for decorating.
So, why not put the rubbish in the By:  Mark Graham

bin? Indra's Upcycle Carnival
It is not fun when later an ozone
Last up was Indra and the crowd was equaly
layer widens-- 
enthused. Indra wore an old sari which she decorated
Al of us wil be in hel’s sin
with beautiful chic pearls and diamonds. Her head was
 Like we are the wicked king,
wrapped in a silk cloth with curly frils from an old
By:  Queann Walen
dress around the lining. Her diamonds sparkled as the
Let's Go Green and Save Planet Earth light shone on her outfit. Indra smiled as she stood

"Overfishing can occur in water bodies of any under the banner above her head which read, Indra's

sizes, such as ponds, river, lakes or oceans. Upcycled Carnival. "What a success", she thought.

Sustained overfishing can lead to critical By: Sharae Powel

dispensation. Helshire Beach is a great example

of the fishermen destroying our coral reef. The The Plastic Venture
water almost covers the mainland." Mr. Newman, you have done enough to sabotage
By:  Kadeen Shaw
my business, and while you can convince the

providers against seling me plastic, you can never

convince the government to say no to the plastic

colection. "So, this is how it wil be?"

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Literary Arts

Third Place  |  The Plastic Venture  |  Mark Graham

Pablo Fernandez was a thirsty businessman. His skinny frame  He was informed the minute the black Bentley had entered the

grossly contrasted the form of his rivals, and he eagerly compound. He could only imagine what Richard Newman wanted

displayed his physical health as he stroled the streets of the city, from him.

inhaling the fine air. "Pablo, you swine!" "Good day, Mr. Newman." Pablo humbly

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his new mobile phone technology. Richard Newman had "You wil stop this recycling nonsense at once, or I'l stop it

threatened him only a few hours earlier, condemning his attempt myself!" "With al due respect, Mr. Newman, if you could actualy

to prosper as an entrepreneur, and now, the shipment of plastic stop it, I'm sure you would have rather than to barge into my

needed to manufacture the new phones had vanished. It was as office uninvited  and throw empty threats."

if he was halucinating when he made the order himself. The "Pablo,  I'm warning you . . .!" "Mr. Newman, you have done

permit clutched in his hand however solved al these problems enough to sabotage my business, and while you can convince the

and more. Berry Tech was soon to be the leader in smartphone providers against seling me plastic, you can never convince the

technology, and he was going to make sure it happened. government to say no to the plastic colection."

"You bribed people as far as China! How could you forget to "So, this is how it wil be?"

bribe Local Government?"   'yes'. Upcycling has saved the day."

"Sir, I didn't see it as . . ." Keith Bennett searched for an  "I'd love to see it save you from this." Richard puled a Glock

appropriate word. He was terribly afraid of losing his job because pistol from under his coat. He had made the conclusion that even

he knew that if Richard Newman fired him, he would never get if he was convicted of murder, his company would stil reign

another job as a logistics manager. ". . I didn't see it as supreme.

necessary." Pablo was not able to display any emotions of shock. He was

"You didn't see it as necessary? What are you, twelve? Bribing merely disgusted that he would be kiled by a fat, worthless man

the government is always necessary"! like Richard Newman. The gun was what fel first. Pablo didn't

"I'm sorry sir." notice it until Richard's oversized body colapsed soon after. The

"Get out of my office, you . . ." Richard's lungs failed him, and proud man had suffered a heart attack in his moment of victory.

the expletives he intended did not leave his mouth, but he did Pablo gave him time to expire before caling an ambulance.

manage to throw a few articles from his desk at the logistics

manager. The terrified man fled the room with lightning speed.

Richard was terrified too. He had never anticipated a day when

al his father's wealth would become second best. He needed to

stop that Mexican man.

The Mexican man was hard at work. His government permit had

enabled him to instal plastic harvesting stations at the various

points where the city's various waterways met the sea. Much to

his advantage, the city's commuters were not at al generous

with their littering. A single day of harvesting would provide

adequate plastic for the production of the phones. As Pablo sat

in his office, calculating the projected profits, he awaited his rival's

arrival.

Mark Graham from St. Mary High School Mark Graham from St Mary High School receiving his third place 13
trophy for Literary Arts from Latoya Colins of Calong Publishers

Literary Arts

Second Place  |  Upcycling  |  Akacia Forbes

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Tek yuh han' mek fashion--  handing student Akacia Forbes her second place trophy

A new bran' ting!

Upcycling is turning old to new--
It could be an old shirt or an old shoe.

Yuh shoes a beg bread, nuh badda dash it weh,
 Put in some soil and grow a plant in deh!

Upcycling, upcycling (x 2)
Tek yuh han' mek fashion--

 A new bran' ting!

Yuh shirt have hole and yuh tink dem aguh laugh,
Patch it up with a new piece a fabric-- a yuh craft!
Nuh badda watch nuh face-- it nah bun yuh pocket,

Put on yuh new craft and rock it!

Upcycling, upcycling (x 2)
Tek yuh han' mek fashion--

A new bran' ting!

Upcycling is a go green ting!
You're saving your planet by conserving,

 so remember to go green. . . .
Keep your planet clean!

Akacia Forbes from the Institute of Jamaica East Street Junior Centre 

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First Place  |  My Grandmother is An Upcycler  |  Rachel Barham

My Grandmother is an upcycler. Now, when I say ‘upcycler’ I do not mean she peddles up steep, winding hils on a unicycle.
What I do mean is that she is strict about reusing and repurposing items that most people think of as garbage and junk.

For example, she reuses old tires for fashioning rain barrels and turns plastic bottles into drip irrigators for her garden.
I used to believe that she suffered from a compulsive disorder and grew up expecting at any moment to see her
featured on an episode of A&E’s Hoarders! Why do I say this? Wel, what would you think if you saw someone using
broken garden pots for accents in her yard, and empty wine bottles for light fixtures? She would describe herself as

resourceful or frugal, but I did not think that was the case.
Every time I would visit she would try to educate me about upcycling, preserving the planet, and saving money. Her
exhortations would, of course, fal on deaf ears. Why keep and reuse old stuff when new and better products were

always being developed? Why not use the latest technology to solve our problems?
Last summer before I returned to school she gave me a gift of a beautiful school bag. I proudly carried the bag to school
until one of my classmates discovered the label from a pair of Jeans on the inside. I then realized that it was only Jeans

that I had outgrown which had been upcycled
Anyways, an incident occurred last summer that forced me to view her eccentricities in a different light. I always spent
some of my summer vacations with her at her little farm in the hils of Clarendon at the edge of the Cockpit Country. I
did not always enjoy this ‘vacation’ as I was pressed into service on the farm and into numerous upcycling projects. This

meant less time for video games and social media, two of the best aspects of modern life.
When we arrived, I immediately realized that Grandma was not happy. "Grandma Myrtle, what’s up?” I enquired.
"Go inside and make yourself comfortable. There are some cookies and milk on the coffee table. I wil soon tel you al
about it” she said. At the entrance to the house was a hand-made mat weaved from banana leaves saying, "waste not,
want not”. The coffee table was a door resting horizontaly on four wooden sticks. It had been sanded down and repainted.
On this 'coffee table' sat a jug of milk with an assortment of cookies beside. Everywhere around the smal house were

examples of repurposing and reusing.
After indulging, I decided to visit the chicken coop and look for my Grandma’s prized rooster, Ancry. He was a fine bird

with beautiful plumage and a confident gait. When I visited he would always folow me around the yard like a puppy;
however, I think it was more to establish that the yard was his and that I was a mere guest. What I discovered was not
a chicken coop but a fortification, with barbed wire and spikes al around. Ancry was no longer proudly walking his kingdom

but perched atop the coop looking anxious and agitated. His feathers were in tatters as if
he had been through a shredder. The hens were not walking around pecking at the ground but hiding in the coop.
Grandma Myrtle came up beside me and said: “Every night after I go to sleep someone comes to steal a chicken, and
Ancry puts up a great fight but the thief always gets one in the end. He is so slick that when I wake up he is gone. I
have tried everything possible, but he always gets away. I wil soon have no chickens if this keeps up.”As the weekend

drew to an end my family and I promised to return the folowing week.
For the entire ride home, I was conflicted about the situation, and with a determination to fix the problem, I continuously

muled over in my mind what could I do to help. By the time, I settled in at home, the idea struck me.
My father’s office was disposing of a box of old smartphones.

Using the week to set the plan in place, I returned to Grandma Myrtle's home with a new vigor.
Early Saturday morning I began tinkering; knocking, connecting and putting in place my ingenious plan. By noon I had

assembled the network of smartphones. Satisfied with my work I waited patiently to catch the culprit.
Once again, that night, the chickens were disturbed, only this time we were ready to catch the culprit. As my family and I

intently watched the monitor, what we saw flabbergasted us. . . . . 

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First Place  |  My Grandmother is An Upcycler  |  Rachel Barham

~Continued from  page 15

. . . . a short long bodied brown figure slithering into to cages and pouncing the chickens.
"A mongoose!" I shouted bewildered. The atmosphere of the next day was convivial. My father and I aided my
grandmother to renovate her chicken coop. We used materials that were stored away, that I believed was junk, and

created a closed sanctuary for the chickens.
Later that evening I turned to her and said: "Grandma do you know you cultivate more than plants here?"

"What do you mean by that," she replied
"You cultivate green behaviour," I said

In addition, with that, I learned a valuable lesson. Which was; conserving and being resourceful can actualy help us later
on when any situation arises.

L-R: Vivian Crawford, Executive Director, IOJ with Samantha Sinclair-Nelson, Payrol Officer, JIO and Rachel Barham receiving her first place trophy for
her Literary Arts piece and Trevor Dixon, Sales Manager, Dolphin Cove (right)

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Rachel Barham of Immaculate Conception High School

Certificate of Merit for students who participated with outstanding multiple entries

Jhaunniel Alen

Harrecia Brown

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Lasania Denton

Casey-Ann McPherson

Marlon Rowe of St. James High School being Karla Bueno of Mount Alvernia High School being
presented with gift package by Latoya Colins of presented with IOJ Plaque by

Carlong Publishers  Vivian Crawford, Executive Director of Institute of
Jamaica 

Certificate of Honourable Mention

Some students were awarded certificates of
Honourable Mention for the great effort that was

put into their pieces. Here are some of the
comments from the judges:

Jordon Garvey –
"This was a very interesting piece and also was a

good demonstration of the theme."

Sherissa Pinnock, Brittania Beckford & Kemona
Nelson – 

"These were beautiful pieces especialy the creativity
of the lighting." 

Queenie Alexandria Byfield – 
 "This piece was a wel organized and beautiful
piece which demonstrated an ideal use of the

theme “From Trash to Cash”

Rochele Baker –  Rochele Baker of St. Mary High School being
"This piece demonstrates a theoretical and practical presented with gift from Ann Marie Wiliams,

knowledge of the theme." NHMJ

Casey-Ann McPherson of Chandler's Pen Primary
and Junior High School being presented with gift

from Ann Marie Wiliams, NHMJ

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Earth Day Commemorative Presentation

Guest Presenter at the Earth Day Award's Ceremony |  How Do We Treat Waste? |  Dr. Therese Chambers, P.E., MJIE, MIEEE

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be turned into economically viable products to potentially boost dispose of from our homes: broken limbs, trees, lawn cuttings. If you go
our economy. A catalyst for a change in the cultural mindset of to any Jamaican home and open the refrigerator, you wil find a
how our youth (Jamaicans) treat waste: repurposed plastic container. This practice is not quite recycling but
repurposing. Recycling is the recovery operation by which waste
Wherever a human lives, there is waste. Of al the creatures on earth, materials are reprocessed into products or substances whether for the
man produces the most waste and in particular, environmentaly harmful original purpose or for some other purpose. It includes the reprocessing
and non-biodegradable waste. We live on this planet, but to make of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the
ourselves more comfortable, we use what is naturaly available and what reprocessing of materials that are used as fuels or for back-filing
we can synthesize to make products to enhance our lives as humans. operations.
But to truly enjoy our comfort, we have to ensure that the waste we Most of us reuse plastic containers to store leftover food. We even
produce in seeking that comfort does not overtake us and start to make use them to store water, but eventualy, what do we do with these
us uncomfortable. I do not want to envision a day when I’l be taking the plastics? Eventualy, they and other plastics are dumped into the trash.
next shuttle to Mars or Venus to escape my own waste. Can this be avoided? What can we do?
Al is not lost, however, as the exhibits here today show that our future The electronic equipment we carry around or have in our homes
can remain comfortable. I applaud you al for your ingenuity and eventualy are disposed of. What happens to the electronic scrap? The
inventiveness in turning Trash to Cash. In the future, we can look forward phones that we carry in our hands are precious. Precious not because
to earning from our garbage and it wil no longer exist. of the information they store for us. Most of us can't remember phone
numbers anymore. We store them in our phones. These phones include
Case in point: while I was growing up there used to be many ‘old’ cars some components made from precious metals. In some countries, this
rotting away on the roadsides. This was a common sight. Now I struggle electronic scrap is mined and sold on the precious metal market.
to see one, and this is not only due to improvements in our waste In some countries recovery of precious metals from computer scrap and
colection, but an increase in who colects waste. Nearly every bit of an telephones is a big business, but it's a highly specialized process that
old car can be sold as spare parts; that is recycling, and what can’t be involves the disassembly of the computers, removal of components with
sold as such is sold as scrap metal. The scrap metal industry worldwide is the precious metals and then the chemical processes to recover the
booming. precious metal. 
However, there are other forms of waste that we struggle with: the A few weeks ago we had the big tyre fire near the Riverton City
ubiquitous plastic bottle, electronic devices and old tyres. Additionaly, the dump. Leaving tyres to decompose by themselves wil result in a number
sheer volume of other forms of municipal waste is a weight on the of environmental problems. So does the open burning of the tyres. So
shoulder of many countries. Think about it, the very thing we throw what can we do with them? We can convert them into useful chemicals
away, we had to pay for in the first place. We are throwing away our and compounds through the process of pyrolysis and devulcanization.
money! Jamaica is dumping money! How can we turn this waste into
economicaly viable products? It is obvious that our waste is useful, but is Pyrolysis
it worth it? Pyrolysis is a process of converting waste plastic and tires to pyrolysis
oil, carbon black and hydrocarbon gas. Pyrolysis oil is widely used as an
Industrial Waste industrial fuel as a substitute for industrial diesel. Produced pyrolysis oil
Industrial wastes result from (or are incidental to) operations of industry, has a calorific value or energy content of 10000 - 10800 Kcal/kg or
manufacturing, mining or agriculture — for example, wastes from power 40000 BTUs/kg. Pyrolysis oil has a calorific value equivalent to diesel.
generation plants, manufacturing facilities, and laboratories serving an
industry. This type of waste has to be handled with extreme care as it For example:
can prove highly hazardous to humans, animals and the environment.
Methods for reuse and disposal are regulated and prescribed by 6-12 tonnes of waste tyres put through a pyrolysis plant would result in:
environmental agencies nonindustrial waste consists of everything else. By • Fuel oil - 45 - 50%
contrast, nonindustrial waste comes from sources such as schools, • Scrap metal (steel wire in the tires) - 10 to 15%
hospitals, churches, dry cleaners, most service stations, and laboratories • Carbon black- 30 to 35%
serving the public, restaurants, residences, car tyres. This type of waste
includes paper, plastics, tyres, fry oil, spent motor oil, furniture, appliances, The hydrocarbon gases produced would be negligible, less than 1%. This
electronic equipment, organic garden cuttings and trees.
What do we do with the non-industrial waste? These include paper, would include hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen
plastics, fry oil, spent motor oil, furniture, appliance and electronic
equipment. sulphide.

For 8500 tyres/day being put through a pyrolysis plant valued at

$US42000.00, the return on investment would take approximately 15

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Earth Day Commemorative Presentation
Guest Presenter at the Earth Day Award's Ceremony | How Do We Treat Waste? |  Dr. Therese Chambers, P.E., MJIE, MIEEE

But what is carbon black what can we use carbon black for?  ~Continued from Page 18
1. Rubber reinforcement
Waste to Energy Plants
Regular household garbage contains energy that can be retrieved using

Carbon black is a rubber reinforcing additive used in a multitude of rubber waste to energy plants. Instead of dumping our household garbage, it

products. In particular, in case of vehicles, large amounts of carbon black could be colected for use in such a plant. Waste to energy plants

are used for tyres. In addition, carbon black is used with rubber to converts garbage to energy in the same way as a steam power plant.

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products. The first step is to colect the garbage. As simple as that sounds, there

2. Colours and pigments can be issues if the garbage is not sorted. Removal of metal and glass
may be required but is not essential for al plants.The garbage is then

Compared with other colorants, carbon black has high colouring power. dumped in a silo on the plant compound and chopped and shredded. This

Therefore it is used as ink for printing newspapers, as ink-jet toners and shredded garbage is then burned. The heat from the burning of the

other source uses. It is also suitable as a pigment for heating mode for garbage is then used to heat water and produce steam. The steam

heat molded plastics, car fenders, coating for electric wires and other turns the blades of a turbine. As the turbine is coupled to a generator,
products. electrical energy is produced. Whether this electrical energy is sold to the

utility company or used by the producer, this is turning trash into cash.

3. Electric equipment and conductive components According to the NSWMA (2014), the tonnage of waste available per

Since carbon black has excelent conductor properties it is used as a month at each disposal site is:
component for magnetic tapes and semiconductors. • Riverton greater than or equal to 34000 tonnes
• Doctor’s Wood greater than or equal to 1200 tonnes
Devulcanization • Tobolski greater than or equal to 600 tonnes
Devulcanization is another method of recycling tyres for profit. In the • Hadden greater than or equal to 2030 tonnes
rubber recycling process, devulcanization begins with the delinking of the • Retirement greater than or equal to 12000 tonnes
sulphur molecules from the rubber molecules, thereby facilitating the • Martin’s Hil greater than or equal to 5000 tonnes
formation of new cross-linkages. • Myersvile greater than or equal to 1200 tonnes

The rubber recycling process begins with the colection and shredding of

discarded tyres. This reduces the rubber to a granular material, and al Even with an electric efficiency of 20% and using the standard

the steel and reinforcing fibres are removed. conversions, of 1 kWh = 3,413 BTUs and 1 pound of residential garbage

After a secondary grinding, the resulting rubber powder is ready for containing 2,500 BTUs of energy, the Riverton dump could (theoreticaly)

product to remanufacture. However, the manufacturing applications that produce approximately 1MWh of energy per month.

can utilize this inert material are restricted to those which do not require (www.cogeneration.net/FuelAndEnergyConversionandEquivalence.htm)

its vulcanization. That is, it is not used to make tyres. A cost-benefit analysis would be required to determine the viability of a

waste to energy plant. However, the benefit to the environment must

This crumb rubber comes in a number of grades and can be roled and also be factored into such a calculation.

pressed for a number of applications.

These include: Dr. Therese Chambers is a professional engineer. Having
• Asphalt/Bitumen pursued studies in the then College of Arts Science and
• Industrial pipes and hoses Technology (CAST) for a Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• Gymnasiums flooring
• Playground rubber covered ground and eventually completing the Bachelor's degree in
• Rubber mats Electrical (Power) Engineering, with further studies in
• Rubber Tiles Information Systems Engineering at the London South
• Rubber Pavers Bank University. Her doctoral studies was completed at the
• Auto parts e.g. rubber bushing, seals, etc. University of Manchester in the UK,where she graduated
• As a bonding agent in: with a PhD in Electrical Energy and Power Systems.
– Paint manufacturing She has been Subject Leader for both Computing and
– Concrete Power subject areas within the Electrical Programme at
– Plastic molding
the University of Technology, Jamaica. Prior to her
appointment on April 1, 2018 as Head of School of
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, she
was the Director for the Electrical Programme in the
School. Therese is the proud mother of one 7 year old son.

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basket from Sashalee Cross of NHMJ

Some More Highlights of the
Earth Day Ceremony

"Plastic Pollution"

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Plastic Polution....................a we a the solution! 

One Love, One Step --- Walk. . .
To get the nation to talk --
About plastic polution, 

Threatening an economic institution,
Making it hard for implementation.

Plastic Polution...................a destroy wi ocean -
Plastic Polution...................a we a the solution!

Jamaica have thirteen fish sanctuaries,
We have become ocean actuaries,
Seen marine protected areas,

Innovate tourism for what Jamaica has.

Plastic Polution....................a destroy wi ocean -
Plastic Polution....................a we a the solution!

Roadways have become a disposal. . . . Ras Rod from Dub Traffickers, graced the stage with an amazing
Our ways have succumbed to dispose al --- performance entitled "Plastic Pollution!"

Once packaging doesn't serve us,
Garbage trash comes to our mind fuss ---

RRRUUUBBBIISSSHHH ! ! !
We are consumers as an added value,
We have paid our money for goods received,
From ever since we refuse our litter --

Its ownership get self-deceived:
   So own your garbage ppplleeeaaassseee ! ! !     

 

By: RASS ROD
(written for the One Love One Step Walk / Alligator Head Foundation)

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Let's Hear What Some of Our Judges Had to Say. . .

To be a judge for such a competitive competition was not an easy For a job wel done, we express gratitude to

task. The creativity of the students have "wowed" the judges' minds Mrs. Shiasta Passley, Mrs. Josette Ricketts- Blake,

and have increased their confidence that Jamaica does have a Mrs. Georgette Francis, Mr. Dwayne Lyttle, Mr.

bright future in the hands of our young people. "From Trash to Scheed Cole, Ms. Valerie Viera, Mr. Abbebe

Cash"  the students have interpreted the theme perfectly and Payne, Ms. Dionne Wright, Ms. Amanda McKenzie

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the three (3) categories of the competition and realy hoped that to judge the different entries for the Earth Day

the competitors would keep it up and that others wil folow. Competition. 

"Let's Make a Positive Footprint on Our

"Very Creative" Environment, Respect Due, Abuse No"!

Tara-Sue Rhoden, Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Unit, Faculty of Engineering and Valerie Viera, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Developemnt Corporation
Computing, University of Technology, Jamaica (JBDC)

"Its a Good Look for our Future Generation" "A World Full of Creativity"

Abbebe Payne, Curatorial Assistant, National Museums of Jamaica, IOJ Dionne Wright Graphic Designer, Writer, Publisher - Junction Magazine

"Bright Future Ahead" "Lets Continue to Encourage Our Youths"

     Amanda McKenzie, Coordinator for the Science and Technology Shceed Cole, CEO, Artist, Designer - 360 Recycling
Education Unit- Scientific Research Council
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Co-Exhibitor: JBDC

"Use your waste products and make end
products!"~ Donna-Gaye Uter, JBDC

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Corporation (JBDC)
Scraps of ply board can come in very handy with our
Ms. Uter informed persons that JBDC is wiling to help persons to start a everyday cereal boxes. Check out this car and house made
business from the crafting of similar products and also to get involved in
workshops to help them identify the different types of materials that can be from these two materials.
used to make end products. Ms. T.anisha Tuloch, Manager of Product
Development from the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) with
the assistance of Mr. Colin Porter, Technical Service Manager also mounted a
display for the duration of the Earth Day Exhibition in the Foyer of the Tower
Street entrance of the Institute of Jamaica. 

A fashionable plastic handbag and holder weaved from plastic "scandal" bags. This was done by a Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) volunteer directly involved with the JBDC

Did you know that banana fibre is a good source of paper? Well! check out these products a wreath, necklaces and
frames made from coloured banana fibre paper~ Courtesy of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC)

For more information, visit the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) | Head Office: 14 Camp Road, Kingston,

Jamaica | Incubator & Resource Centre: 76 Marcus Garvey Drive 1 876 928 5161-5 (Camp Rd.) | 1 876 758 3966-8 (IRC)

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The Seven R'sSay RNoePsotpsoeitPcitvlaeDsuCteihc,aAPnobgRlueleus!sterepioNsenpoc!te!-ctIfowureserlevsepse. c.t 450 to 1000 Years!

our environment, we
."Let's Go Green !"

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into something better than it was. Let's go digital!
instead of using CDs and DVDs we can buy our

music and videos online.

Refuse- Let's refuse to blocked drains and say no
to plastics!

Reduce- Instead of using our everyday sandwich
wraps, why not use a reusable lunch bag that
includes a thermos?

Reuse- Let us all choose to reuse when it comes
to our shopping bags and bottled water by using

cloth bags and glass reusable bottles.

Recycle- Yes! we do have recycled plastics. Try
PETE or HDPE, the most common recycled
plastics you can think of!

Replenish- Let us restore what we have used up:
Let us replant a tree!

"No matter how small the pieces, they are still and always will be plastic, i.e. they are not absorbed into
or changed by natural processes. At sea, the plastic fragmentation process occurs as well, due to wave,
sand action, and oxidation. Estimates for plastic degradation at sea has been ranged from 450 to 1,000

years." ~ By Claire Le Guern | March 2018 | http://plastic-pollution.org/

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"Bits of paper, bits of paper,
Lying on the ground, lying on the ground ---
Makes the place untidy. . . makes the place untidy:

Pick them up,
Pick them up!"

"Children who pick up paper, will not as adult pick up trash"!
 ~ Vivian Crawford, Executive Director, IOJ

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Chandler's Pen Primary and Junior High School
Wolmers' Boys School
Ascot High School
St. James High School
  
St. Mary High School
Central High School
Immaculate Conception High School
Mount Alvernia High School
The Cedar Grove High School
Immaculate Conception High School
May Pen NT Church of God
Holy Childhood High School
Foga Road High School
East Street Junior Centre (IOJ)

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1. Earth Day was created through the tireless effort
of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson.

2. John F. Kennedy played a role in early efforts to
promote Environmental Conservation.

3. The date of Earth Day was specifically selected to
mobilize college students.

4. Although it began as an American movement,
Earth Day is now an international phenomenon.

5. Internationally, it is also known as International
Mother Earth Day.

~SOURCE: :Matt Stofsky 

5 Facts about Plastic Pollution In
Jamaica

1. Jamaica produces an average of 8,657 tonnes of solid waste per day.

2. Recycling Products of Jamaica (RPJ) stated that in March 2014 and March 2017, 3.3
million pounds of plastics or over 100 million bottles have been recovered from the
environment in Jamaica.

3. RPJ has also introduced a programme to 'incentivise' the
separation and delivery of plastics.

4. Animals and marine life are at risk because of the
continued use of plastics

5. Jamaica has signaled its intention to ban the use of
disposable plastic bags and Styrofoam containers.

~SOURCE:  Jamaica Gleaner 2018

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Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Project Updates

Project Updates: Renovation of the Upcoming Events to look out for
Exhibition Gallery 

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art Interactive space where persons will be September 15, 2018
able to view true to life representations of
a rain forest, mangrove wetland, cave, dry Jackson Bay Beach, Clarendon
(The Institute of Jamaica in Collaboration with
limestone forest and a coral reef.
Highway 2000 East-West)
"Look out for the grand opening coming soon!"
National Tree Planting Day
October 5, 2018

(Organized in conjunction with the Forestry
Department & Highway 2000 East-West)

Musgrave Awards Ceremony
October 12, 2018

Lecture Hall, Institute of Jamaica
14 - 16 East Street, Kingstion

Commemoration of World Food Day
October 16, 2018

Activities to be announced. . . . 

National Biodiversity Conference
October 17, 2018

Activities to be announced. . . .

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Commemoration
October 17, 2018

Activities to be announced. . . .

Launch of the NHMJ Breadfruit Exhibition
October 26, 2018

The Discovery Room, East Street Entrance

Heritage Fest:
From Bligh to Roast 'n' Fry. . . 225 Years of the

Breadfruit
October 26, 2018
Institute of Jamaica
14 - 16 East Street, Kingston

Celebration of Library Week
October 28 - November 3, 2018
Activities to be announced. . . . .

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 Thank you sponsors of the 2018 Earth Day event!
Winners were feted with great prizes!. . . . day passes at Dolphin Cove to swim with the dolphins!. . . Exclusive
gourmet dining at The Tryal Club! . . Exciting prospects of seeing exotic animals at the Hope Zoo. . . chances
to experience a diverse and invigorating adventure park experience at the Kool Runnings Adventure Park and
also at the Chukka Cove! . . . Great gift packages, trophies, cash prizes, educational supplies and scholarships to

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Earth Day Activity Sheet

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On October 31, 2018 Submissions for the Earth Day 2019 will be
opened for entries. . . stay tuned to our social media pages for

updates!

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Produced by:
The Education Department
Natural History Museum of Jamaica
Institute of Jamaica
September 2018
Featured Articles:
Dr. Therese Chambers, Associate Professor and Head, 
School of Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Computing University
of Technology, Jamaica
Ras Rod, "Plastic Pollution", Dub Traffickers 
Contributions from Student Entries of the 2018 Earth Day Competition
Editors & Graphic Designs:
Eartha Cole, Education Outreach Officer, NHMJ
Kareen Parks, Assistant Education Outreach Officer, NHMJ

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