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Prize time for pollution poster winners 3 Hrs Ago Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Scoon, centre, is flanked by competition winners Kester Branche, left, and Tahlia Peters with their winning art pieces. - IN commemoration of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2021, the Consumer Affairs Division of the Ministry of Trade and Industry hosted a poster competition in March for students 12-17 years. The competition challenged participants to creatively depict how they can tackle plastic pollution based on the WCRD 2021 theme Tackling Plastic Pollution, said a media release from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Director consumer guidance and protection Claudette Jordan-John presents second-place winner Tahlia Peters, a form three student of St Madeleine Secondary School, with her prize. ....
Gopee-Scoon: Consumers must reduce plastic waste Tuesday 16 March 2021 Solid Waste Management Co Ltd CEO Kevin Thompson points to compressed plastic bottles at the company s recycling warehouse in Sea Lots, Port of Spain. Photo by Roger Jacob- Plastics make up 19 per cent of all landfill waste and eight of ten items collected on beaches in TT. On World Consumer Rights Day, celebrated on Monday, Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon reminded consumers to be responsible for making purchases that contribute to plastic waste. In a statement, Gopee-Scoon said the fight toward sustainability is, at its foundation, an individual effort. “Hence, it requires each of us to make a more conscious effort in being a sustainable consumer to minimise waste in our daily routines. Responsible individuals create responsible families, responsible families create sustainable communities, and sustainable communities create a sustainable nation.” ....