IN anticipation of an upcoming national cleanup initiative, Minister Deodat Indar from the Ministry of Public Works held discussions with private sector stakeholders regarding the proper disposal of industrial and commercial waste.
Indar, who is chairman of the National Enhancement Committee, met with representatives of the Private Sector Commission, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association and the Chinese Association of Guyana on disposal of waste.
During this engagement, the minister indicated that the national clean-up exercise is slated for August 17 and will be the 9th such national exercise being undertaken since 2020.
Indar noted that in sections of Georgetown and other parts of the country, there is an unsightly build-up of garbage even after cleanup exercises are done.
“We do as much as we can as a government, but at the end of the day everybody has to have to have a collective approach to achieve behavioural change,” he said.
Meanwhile, during the meeting, the relevant stakeholders sought to offer solutions to the build-up of waste and vowed to ensure that their memberships are engaged on the issue and further vowed their support for the upcoming cleanup exercise.