IN an effort to reduce the indiscriminate dumping, especially after events along the main thoroughfare, the New Amsterdam Town Council is offering vendors plastic bins for rental, Health Officer Ramsudh Ackloo has said. The cost per rental is $2000, per activity’/ occasion, with the council transporting the bin to and from the respective location. New Amsterdamers have been heavily criticised, for their callous behaviour in dumping their garbage indiscriminately. Some have thrown the blame on the Council for its poor garbage-disposal service , while others are of the opinion that residents need to be educated on the dangers of vector-borne diseases
However, Achoo reiterated that residents must see themselves as having the responsibility of keeping their surroundings and town clean, irrespective of the Council’s shortcomings.