As well as helping to tackle the waste and plastic challenges the island faces, the project will play an important role in creating jobs. It will also focus on empowering women by helping them to find employment. 50 new roles will be created at the upcycling station where local women, young people and artisans will create products made of recycled plastic to support the island’s communities.

Tourists and local community groups can take tours of the factory and make their own products, and there’s an onsite boutique and café which will have the full range of handcrafted and up-and recycled products on sale. So, there’ll also be numerous other job opportunities for kitchen staff, tour guides, drivers and handymen. And through its product sales, the workshop aims to be financially self-sustaining by the end of the three-year set-up phase.

Last but not least, an educational programme for primary and secondary schools will help the younger generation learn more about sustainability. It will be rolled out to 750 students and 50 teachers, raising awareness of the benefits of recycling and the dangers of waste being burned or ending up in the environment.