 The Replaced OECS Pilot Plastic Recycling Project is keeping up steam with other communities taking cue from Grosselay. Jesse Laos reports. The Grosselay Constituency Council has earned commendations from Grosselay Parliamentary Representative Hon. Leonard Mantute for their Council's effective mobilization in leading off with community-operated, replaced collection points in St. Lucia. On Saturday, February 27th, when the Grosselay Constituency successfully mobilized its second plastic collection operation under the Replaced OECS Pilot Plastic Recycling Project, Minister Mantute was one of the several visitors to collection point. First of all, as a Grosselayan, as Parliamentary Representative for Grosselay, I'm indeed proud of the Grosselay community having taken the lead in this exercise here. I'm hoping that we will set the pace and serve as a model for other communities because it is very important that as a country we recognize the detrimental negative effects of littering, especially when it comes to plastics. Hon. Mantute expressed the hope that other constituency councils will follow Grosselay's lead and participate in upscaling community-organized plastic collection and divert plastic waste from the environment. And at the same time, you know, an accessory kind of benefit to, so to speak, is the economic value of the sum who will be part of this exercise, who will be bringing in their plastics and getting some return. And if I speak here now as Minister of Local Government, I would like to see other communities, the constituency councils in those communities take the lead in encouraging their communities to participate in a program like this. While at the collection point, the Minister availed himself of the opportunity to observe the various aspects of the operation and register with the program for a Replast Rewards card. A total of 961 pounds of PET and HDPE plastic from beverage containers alone was generated from last Saturday's RCP operation next to the Aquatic Centre at Rodney Bay. This brings the total number collected after two days of collection to 1936 pounds of plastic collected. The Grosselay constituency council will be operating three Replast collection points in total. A Moshi and Grand Revere collection point is expected to open this month. A cohort of 35 trained volunteers so far are supporting the constituency council in this effort. The Lab redevelopment foundation was next in line to commence their collection. That activity was held at the foundation's premises at Citrus Grove on Saturday, March 6, 2021. For the Government Information Service, I am Jesse Leance reporting.