Green VI contributes to waste management
Amid increased concerns about the ill-effects of improper waste management in the territory, the Department of Waste Management has announced that they’ve received a recycling equipment from Green VI.
“We recently received a Ford F450 Dump Truck and a glass crusher from Green VI. The dump truck will be used to collect recyclables and house-to-house garbage collection. The glass crusher, which was donated on October 3, has the capacity to process one cubic ton of crushed glass per hour,” said Director of Waste Management, Marcus Solomon.
He also said the team at the Department of Waste Management has been trained to handle the new glass crusher, which is set to assist with recycling efforts.
“Initially, the processed glass will be used to cover material at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite,” the Director explained.
He noted that the collaboration between his department and Green VI has been mutually beneficial and he looks forward to their continued support as well as the support and commitment of the community to keep the BVI clean and ‘green’.
The assistance from Green VI comes amid new statistics revealed in a BVI News report, which show that more than 300 people have been diagnosed with cancer in three years, and residents suspect improper waste management as one of the causes.
In the meantime, the Department said it has also been on a quest to engage the public through community meetings. “We have been meeting with members of the community to solicit their feedback on waste management issues affecting them. I know if we want to inspire the community to do their part, we have to make ourselves accessible to them so that we can hear what their concerns are,” Solomon said.
So far, he said the meetings have been going well. “The department has been receiving great feedback and we look forward to creating more synergy between us and the community, because we cannot do it by ourselves. To improve waste management operations locally, there must be a solid collaboration with the private sector and the community and we will do our best to foster these relationships,” he said.
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A step in the right direction, let’s hope composting next !?
So we crushing glass to bury the garbage now?
This is the brilliant idea that he come from Trinidad with? Glass don’t rot, is green vi a scam and fraud? What happens to all the waste that’s been collected since they appeared on the scene? How much of what’s been collected was exported?
This is really good news. When government (finally) gets the incinerator working we can stop the horrendous hillside burning and dumping of all the garbage that we are unable to reduce or recycle. At that point, the bulk of this crushed glass becomes used as eg aggregate for roads, pavements, driveways etc.
Well now that you have The asphalt machine take the crush glass and mix it in it well help make the roads a lil brighter like they do in the USA roads