With a significant increase of waste expected during the Christmas season, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has received permission from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to reopen cell number 2 at Le Repentir landfill site even as the site remains in a precarious state.
Solid Waste Director Hubert Urling at a press briefing yesterday at City Hall said it is anticipated that there will be a 20 to 25 per cent increase during the season over the average amount of garbage collected during the year. Since the Haags Bosch landfill site is still not operational, Urling said, his department has tried to increase the space at Le Repentir site. Consequently, he said, the number of bulldozers operating