GOVERNMENT will undertake improving infrastructure for sanitary landfill sites, encouraging recycling and composting, and an overall sum of $644.2M has been allocated for sanitation interventions in 2020.

This is according to Minister of Public Infrastructure, Juan Edghill, as he presented government’s $329.5B budget to the National Assembly, on Wednesday.
“Mr. Speaker, the PPP/C Government will be pursuing an aggressive Integrated Sustainable Waste Management (ISWM) programme. Our goal is to cater for the health of our citizens, our animals, and our environment,” Minister Edghill said.
The minister also noted that sums will be expended on spreading awareness to the public on the ISWM best practices and principles.
The strategy aims to provide the roadmap by which the country can reduce and better manage its solid waste.