Haags Bosch Landfill entrance being cleared

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Garbage being cleared at the Landfill
Garbage being cleared at the Landfill

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) Solid Waste Management Unit and Puran’s Brothers Waste Disposal Service are cleaning the environs of the main entrance to Haags Bosch Landfill.

This collaborative effort aims to remove the garbage dumped on the road way over a prolonged period of time.

On Sunday, acting Mayor and City Council Public Relations Officer Debra Lewis told this newspaper that work had been commenced by Puran Brothers Waste Disposal Service, which is temporarily contracted to maintain the Landfill and its environs.

Lewis explained that the Waste Disposal Service was presently engaged in cleaning operations at the site. A bulldozer is currently being used to pack waste into the temporary holding cells.

She noted that the Council was in the process of setting up new policies and terms of reference for a new contractor to take over operations at the Landfill. Provisions will not only be made for the site, but the main entrance. Additional guard huts will be placed along the roadway to prevent illegal dumping of garbage.

The temporary holding site will be opened to accommodate garbage from 07:00h to 17:00h on weekdays and from 07:00h to 13:00h on weekends. “It is hoped that with new management, the Landfill Site will meet the necessities of the loan agency, the Inter- American Development Bank,” Lewis stressed.

The Landfill contract was reportedly taken back from BK International as a result of unsatisfactory work at the site for some time.

The Landfill was designed to take in the waste of the entire Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), from Soesdyke to Mahaica.

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