The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is hoping to solicit the support of  several other ministries in bringing to an end the city garbage problem, especially around the markets and commercial areas.

Minister within the Ministry, Norman Whittaker said that the Ministry has taken the initiative and has engaged the Agriculture, Health, Public Works and Tourism Ministries for their support.
According to Whittaker, there have been meetings, with the aim of collectively arriving at the areas where there is a huge buildup of garbage in the city, the measure taken to address such occurrence and the ministry that will take the responsibility for them.
Minister Whittaker said that since this meeting, the Ministry’s staff have been visiting the various groups in the city responsible for garbage. Special emphasis has been placed on visits to the market and commercials areas for which the council has responsibility.
The staff have been visiting these areas, interacting with the persons and documenting their observations and recommendations on what needs to done and with what resources.
Minister Whittaker said that the ministries will meet on January 11 to determine which agency will be responsible for what tasks.
Meanwhile the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will on launch a public awareness campaign on Solid Waste Management in the Georgetown Municipality and the 14 Neighbhourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) on January 9
Whittaker said that as part of the exercise, the Ministry will be working in tandem with Guyenterprise and will on January 19 visit the Haags Bosch Sanitary Land Fill site at Eccles, East Bank Demerara and hand over bicycles to the waste pickers.
The public education is part of the Ministry’s effort to address the mismanagement of waste disposal in the city. It is hoped that public education on the implication of the careless disposal can effect changes that will see more organised disposal and collection of garbage.