GEORGETOWN Mayor Hamilton Green yesterday called on the relevant authorities to look into the banning of plastics and styrofoam.
He said those non-biodegradables cause most of the garbage pile-ups in the city.
Speaking at a City Hall press conference, he said it is very necessary to ban those items as it has been proven that they make up most of the solid waste found in and around the capital.
Mr. Green said styrofoam and plastics have, over the years, been modified to such a state that they are now biodegradable and, what is even better, are available locally at, basically, the same prices as their non- biodegradable counterparts.
He expressed the view that, even though persons will want to throw such items into the drains and trenches, the fact that they are biodegradable and will be dissolved easily would not cause blockages.

UNFORTUNATE SIGHT
Green said he understands the plight faced by persons in the city as garbage is always an unfortunate sight but added that, with the right work done and careful measures put in place, Georgetown will be a litter free and cleaner place.

He admitted, however, that with a more positively moving administration, cleaning up the city to rid it of garbage will be an easier task.
The Mayor said municipal workers are, tirelessly, working to reduce the garbage piles in the city but there is only so much that they can do.
He maintained that Georgetown is not a dumpsite and, just because persons see a heap of garbage at one area does not give them the right to throw more on the pile. Full cooperation is needed to make the environment more sanitary.
Green emphasised the importance of persons learning not to dump but insisted that this must be practised and this value has to be instilled in persons who are properly educated to appreciate it.