Tekriu receives WSMP recognition award

According to Einer Kebekol, WSMP officer, the program began earlier this year as part of an effort to make use of the new landfill feasible. He said the new landfill – similar to the state-of-the-art landfill in Koror but at a smaller scale – requires that wastes is segregated prior to being dumped at the site.Further, Kebekol said that WSMP distributed trash bins to every household in the state and conducted mini awareness workshops with residents on how to properly use the trash bins. Moreover, a majority of the residents have complied with the requirements of the program.Kebekol further added that WSMP officers have, since the initial implementation of the program, kept records of how waste is managed per each trash bin at every house.“There is a clear indication that the residents are following the necessary requirements that have contributed to the success of the program,” Kebekol commented. “However, our records show that there are residents who have maintained an almost perfect use of the trash bins; and we’d feel that it is appropriate that they’d be recognized for their efforts.”Andre Tekriu, a 6th grader at Ngarchelong Elementary School and a resident of Mengallakl, according to Kebekol, has not faltered in maintaining the trash bins at his house since February. Further, he vigorously follows the 3R’s campaign – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – and has profited from the recyclable wastes he had collected and sold through the WSMP.According to Kebekol, Tekriu is the youngest person that WSMP has awarded. He becomes the second person that WSMP has rewarded.The first recipient of WSMP recognition awarded was Evans Imetengel of Ngerbau village. He received his award in May.Kebekol said that WSMP will continue to work with the residents to ensure that the state is kept clean. He said that WSMP continues to promote proper use of the new landfill and will make every effort to recognize residents for their contributions to the success of the program.