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Dec 31, 2013 News
The volume of waste being disposed of at the Haags Bosch Landfill Site has increased by 50,000 tons. This volume should not however be a bother even though construction of cell one, which is accommodating waste, is behind schedule.
This notion was expressed by Local Government Minister, Ganga Persaud during his Ministry’s end of year press conference yesterday.
Noting that cell one has another five years to be fully optimized, Persaud said that whilst citizens should not be bothered with the current volume of waste being disposed at the site, it is a situation worth thinking about.
According to Minister within the Ministry of Local Government, Norman Whittaker, for the year 2013 a volume of 110,000 tons of waste was disposed of at the landfill site. This figure represents an increase of 50,000 tons of waste coming from Region Four’s 15 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils and the Georgetown Municipality.
Pointing to the challenges with the construction aspect of the Haags Bosch Landfill Site which were widely highlighted by the media, he said his Ministry has been engaging the contractor, BK International, to hasten the pace of works, unsuccessfully.
Whittaker said that with the increasing volume of waste being disposed at the landfill site, construction of cell one needs to speed up. In addition, construction of cell two is also important.
He added that comments received from members of the public suggest that landfill sites should be constructed along the East Coast of Demerara to facilitate the waste from that area.
However, Persaud said that there is no need for additional land space to dispose garbage since the existing area earmarked for Haags Bosch is adequate.
Persaud acknowledged that in the absence of a solid waste management site in Region Three, there is a possibility that Puran Brothers is disposing waste at Haags Bosch.
During Permanent Secretary Colin Croal’s presentation, he noted that Puran Brothers Disposal Inc has won the contract for the Solid Waste Management project in Region Three. Two areas were identified as the disposal site but are non-operational at present.
Croal said the company is collecting waste but he is unaware where the disposal is being done.
Minister Whittaker however made it clear that some aspects of the Haags Bosch Landfill Site Project are without challenges. According to him, two trucks for the project have been procured and two more will be in the Ministry’s possession by next month.
In addition, the recently launched public awareness campaign has been moving along smoothly. The campaign has targeted several key stakeholders such as the media, Neighbourhood Democratic Councils and the Georgetown Municipality.
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