Region 3 Chairman Mr. Julius Faerber disclosed, in a recent interview with this publication, his deep dissatisfaction with the way residents of the Essequibo Islands/West Demerara community are disposing of their garbage.He decried the situation of garbage being dumped along the reserve and the waterway as unbecoming to the point of beginning to pose serious problems for the Region 3 Administration, which he heads.

He has said that both residents and business owners are guilty of engaging in the practice of indiscriminately dumping their refuse, and he is pleading with them to desist from littering their environment, and to find better ways to dispose of their garbage.

Faerber is admonishing residents and business owners to use the garbage disposal company which is available in Region 3.

A reporter from this publication who recently visited Region 3 encountered a sorry sight: The reserve was strewn with garbage; and as the water receded from canals and trenches, the volume of garbage that is released into the Demerara River became shockingly evident and very alarming.

Faerber has also appealed to the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils to be vigilant so that charges could be instituted against lawbreakers, who are mostly business persons.
He mentioned that “these acts are committed by businessmen in the region who pay persons to take out their garbage and vehicles; just take it and dump it along the embankments”.

He related that, a few months ago, regional authorities had to call in law enforcement officers because business owners had been hiring irresponsible persons to dump their waste on the railway embankment. (Sherah Alleyne)