In 2017, for the first time in over two decades, I returned home to Haiti and witnessed marchants and street vendors selling fruit, vegetables and meats on top of debris. I witnessed large piles of waste burning in the streets. There was an absence of waste management infrastructure and no one to tell these people of the health implications that come with improperly disposing waste. Because of this, people are left to dispose of their trash by dumping it into the canals, open waterways, or burning it in the street. From this experience, EcoRenew Solutions was born.
EcoRenew Solutions is transforming garbage to gold in Haiti and Miami and curbing the pollution crisis by focusing on recycling land and sea waste. EcoRenew Solutions creates paver bricks from discarded plastic that can be used for landscaping, driveways, roofs and building material. In turn, people properly dispose of their waste and not rely on burning, dumping it on the streets and waterways. Individuals gain dignified employment through collecting recyclables and selling their waste to EcoRenew Solutions. With less marine and land pollution, public health improves as the exposure to diseases are decreased.
Vanessa Pierre is a former political candidate for the City of North Miami, District 1 councilwoman seat. She studied at Bethune-Cookman University for her Bachelor’s Degree, Nova Southestern University for her Master’s Degree and Morgan State University for her Doctoral Degree. Vanessa is an educator with a decade of experience in the field specializing in S.T.E.A.M., SPED, and English education to K-12 and university learners. Vanessa is a civically engaged constituent as a Quality Education Board and Parks and Recreation Commission appointee in the city of North Miami, Miami’s Next Leader Fellow, member of the Association of Haitian Educators of Dade, an affiliate of the Ford Motor Company’s HERIMPACT network, SheBuilds Global Initiative member, and a Forbes Top 30 Under 30 nominee. Vanessa owns and operates a waste management company, EcoRenew Solutions, located in Haiti; that transforms garbage to gold through recycling. Vanessa is guided by the words of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of her alma mater Bethune-Cookman University, “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve.”
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