THE Household Bulk Waste Removal Programme which was implemented under the ‘Clean-Up My Country’ Programme has recorded a major success in Region 6 (East Berbice/Corentyne), according to a press release.

Some 539 truckloads comprising household bulk waste and illegal garbage piles were removed from communities within the Municipal Town Council (MTC) of New Amsterdam all the way to Crabwood Creek/Molsen Creek.
The programme which lasted for eleven days was executed in communities within the 19 local authority bodies, and provided the opportunity for residents to get rid of household bulk waste and for parapets to be cleared of roadside garbage piles.
To facilitate the removal of approximately 80 loads of debris which comprised the large volume of garbage in Corriverton around the Municipal Market area and along the seawall areas, the ‘pick-up’ schedule was extended.
539 LOADS OF GARBAGE
The following is the total number of truckloads of roadside garbage piles and residential bulk waste removed from all Neighbourhood Democratic Councils/Municipalities in East Berbice/Corentyne:
New Amsterdam /Enfield/New Doe, 31 loads; Rose Hall Town Council/Ordinance/Fort Lands, 90 loads; Canefield/Enterprise/Kintyre/No.37, 15 loads; Gibraltar/Fyrish/Kilcoy/Hampshire, 18 loads; Port Mourant/John/Bloomfield/Whim, 42 loads; Lancaster/Hogstyle /N0. 52/74, 82 loads; Maida/Tarlogie/Black Bush NDC, 52 loads; Bush Lot-Adventure/ Macedonia-Joppa, 69 loads; and Corriverton Town Council/ Crabwood Creek/Hope-51, 140 loads. The total loads amounted to some 539 loads.
According to Programme Implementing Officer, Bramhanand Singh, when asked to compare the volume of solid waste removed in Region 4 to that of Region 6, said: “The volume varies from NDC to NDC.”
He further explained that “NDCs which have a regular garbage collection schedule had fewer illegal garbage piles (as in the case of Region 4) as compared to NDCs which have irregular garbage collection system (as in the case of Region 6).”
In Region 4, he noted, the bulk waste programme was executed over a five-day period (October 27 to October 31) during which 163 truckloads of bulk waste illegal garbage piles were removed.
Singh disclosed that, “In Region 4, there was a larger volume of bulk waste than in Region 6 which had more illegal dump sites to be cleared.”
However, the household bulk waste and illegal garbage removal programme continued its implementation role in Region 5 (Mahaica-Berbice) yesterday and will continue until Friday.
Following this will be the implementation in Region 3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) from Monday 1st December to Saturday 8th December, and in Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam) from Monday 8th December to Sunday 14th December 2014.
Residents desirous of disposing of their household bulk waste are asked to place waste in front of their premises for free collection by 08:00hrs on the day of pickup. Commercial waste will not be facilitated in this programme.