SOME citizens in Georgetown can brace themselves for a garbage pile-up as the Georgetown City Council faces mechanical problems affecting some of their trucks and related equipment used to haul garbage.

Garbage collection and disposal in East La Penitence, as in many other communities in the city, is facing serious challenges with no section being unaffected.
Irate residents have expressed concern, stating that they pay rates and taxes and should not be subjected to this kind of treatment.
Deputy Mayor Patricia Chase-Green addressing the media at her office at City Hall last Friday said that the trucks which are usually assigned to those areas to collect garbage are now out of order. She advised that residents in those areas should be patient as the Council is working to have the trucks fixed.
She emphasised that the Council understands that the persons in those areas will become frustrated and would want to dump their garbage on the roadsides and open spaces. But the deputy mayor is advising against this, saying that there is no need since it’s only a matter of a few more days and everything will be cleared.
Persons can keep their garbage in plastic bags and rice bags and lay those bags in a corner until the truck arrives to pick them up, Chase advised.
However, she promised to look into the matter as  the council is hoping to implement stricter measures to make  garbage collection more efficient.
Meanwhile, City Hall is appealing to those residents who are affected by this snag to hold their garbage as its Solid Waste Management Department continues to work towards a solution.  The Council anticipates that the situation will return to normal in another few days.
Garbage collection continues as per schedule in all other areas of the city of Georgetown, according to the Council.