Ford Motor Company is marking a decade of fueling environmentally friendly initiatives on the island through grants bestowed to individuals and organizations. This year, the automaker will distribute $40,000 for those initiatives, adding to the $400,000 it has distributed since 2001.
Puerto Rico residents generate between 11,000 and 12,000 tons of waste, or about five pounds per person, every day that goes straight to the island’s landfills. However, through the proposed Puerto Rico Resource and Renewable Energy Project, that habit can change and what is considered waste today could be recycled as fuel in the near future.
Looking to become “One with the environment,” FirstBank Puerto Rico launched a multi-pronged corporate responsibility campaign Wednesday using that very slogan.
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