CALLING it a “significant investment”, Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Nigel Dharamlall, visited the Haags Bosch Landfill Facility, where he viewed the recently donated truck weighbridge from ExxonMobil Guyana.

In a press release from the company, Minister Dharamlall expressed gratitude for the donation saying the previous weighbridge has not been in operation.

The release further noted Minister Dharamlall acknowledging the significant investments made to maintain the Haags Bosch facility over the years, further plugging the need for similar corporate partnerships as this between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil.

President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, accompanied Minister Dharamlall during the visit to the Haags Bosch facility where the weighbridge has already been installed.

Routledge, according to the ExxonMobil release, said that the weighbridge is part of the company’s strategy to ensure responsible management and treatment of waste in Guyana.

“We are committed to cradle-to-grave waste management for our operations and the landfill site here at Haags Bosch plays a key role in that,” the release quoted Routledge as saying.

“ExxonMobil Guyana has conducted a ‘cradle to grave’ waste analysis study which was approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September,” the company’s release stated, adding that “the EPA [has received] a comprehensive waste management plan for review.”

Routledge, according to the release, said “ExxonMobil Guyana and its prime contractors continue to implement a number of steps to minimise the generation of waste including recycling and re-use where appropriate”.

“Hazardous and non-hazardous wastes generated by the various offshore operations are appropriately treated and stored on board then later transported onshore for further treatment and disposal in accordance with applicable Guyana regulations and guidelines, as well as international conventions,” the company outlined.

Providing specifications on the donated machine, ExxonMobil Guyana said the weighbridge steel scale measures 18.3m by 3.3m, and has a capacity of up to 135 metric tonnes per load.

It further noted that the Haags Bosch landfill facility receives about 450 metric tonnes of waste, delivered by 150-200 trucks daily.