Local groups unite to banish mercury from A&B
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Efforts are underway to rid the country of mercury – a highly toxic chemical found in various common consumer products such as some skin-lightening creams, cosmetics and foods.
Four non-profit local organisations have join forces to phase out mercury which can cause harm to both human health and the environment.
The Marine Protected Areas Trust (MEPA), the Medical Association of Antigua and Barbuda (MAAB), the Christian Union Church (CUC), and Zero Waste Antigua and Barbuda (ZWAB) have all received funding from the Global Environment Facility’s small grants programme to implement the project being spearheaded by Nicola Bird, PhD, executive director of local body Integrated Health Outreach (IHO).