IN his budget speech on Monday, Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh announced that a sum of $800M has been allocated to advance the construction of the Haags Bosch sanitary landfill, which has now been slated for completion in the first quarter of 2011.
“This will greatly enhance the city’s ability to cope with solid waste management and bring much needed relief to residents,” the minister announced.
He noted the management of solid waste in the city has posed several challenges in terms of disposal.
“In this regard, the Mandela landfill will continue to receive solid waste until February, 2011, after which it will be completely closed in accordance with Environmental
Protection Agency regulations,” he announced.
He noted that work on the access road to Haags Bosch has been completed, “whilst work on the landfill is now expected to be completed and operations commence, using a 6.5 hectare cell during the first quarter (of this year).”