The Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health (DEH) oversees all of the Islands' recycling. Other services that DEH provide include management of food hygiene and safety, district sanitation and rodent control, engineering and developmental control, solid and hazardous wastes including waste collection, recycling and disposal and public education and promotion programmes.

Recycling

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials that would usually be thrown away, into new materials and objects. Recycling waste reduces the amount of harmful materials in the environment by making sure these materials are kept away from landfills.

The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) oversees all of the Islands' recycling. It also manages the DEH Recycling Center located in the landfill. There is no fee for this service. Assistance is provided during regular business hours.

There are many reasons why recycling is essential. Not only can it help reduce your carbon footprint, but it also helps reduce the need for harvesting raw materials, saves energy, reduces greenhouse gases, prevents pollution, and more.

• It saves energy! Making new items requires significant energy
• It saves natural resources that sometimes cannot be replaced
• Reduces the amount of garbage at landfills
• Reduces environmental pollution

Find out more about the Department of Environmental Health's recycling programme.

Bulk Waste

The DEH provides free kerbside bulk waste (old furniture, appliances, etc.) pick up once per year. Never place bulk items out on the kerbside until the DEH has announced its annual bulk waste pick-up schedule. You may, however, hire DEH to pick up your bulk waste throughout the year at the cost of CI$75 per load. To get in touch with someone at the DEH Solid Waste Unit, call (345) 949 6696 (or (345) 948 2321 for customers on the Sister Islands).

Other Services in the Cayman Islands include:

• Processing of Bonfire applications
• Processing of approval letters for the Importation of Human Remains & Ashes
• Investigation of environmental health complaints
• Rodent control
• Training for food industry & cosmetology workers
• Testing of water and food samples