– to boost township’s solid waste management

THE Bartica Mayor and Town Council has been presented with two trailers to boost its solid waste collection efforts.
The two nine-tonne vehicles, which cost $24M, were handed over to the Municipality by the Ministry of Communities on Monday, and will complement the tractor they presented them last year.

According to Gordon Gilkes, Head of the Sanitation Management Unit at the Ministry of Communities, the equipment will significantly boost the collection of garbage in the district.
Bartica Mayor Gifford Marshall thanked the ministry for the donation on behalf of the municipality and the residents of the township.

“This is one of the new towns, and building our capacity in every area is important. And I am very grateful for the work that the ministry has been doing and the support they have given to us,” he stated.

Mayor Marshall noted that with solid waste management at the top of the municipality’s agenda, several strides have been made in just a few years. By way of tackling the township’s solid waste issue head-on, the Council implemented free garbage collection every week. Additionally, a major overhaul of the Byderabo dumpsite was also completed.
An awareness campaign was launched to have residents, and students in particular, to become involved in proper waste management. The plan for recycling and other environmentally-healthy activities are in consideration for the future.

Bartica has been mandated to become the first model “green” town in Guyana. (DPI)