The management of the National Park in Georgetown is continuing in its efforts to encourage the users of the park to properly dispose of and separate their waste within the environs of the park.
As such, in observation of World Environment Day, which was held on Wednesday, June 5, the UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] Guyana handed over several waste receptacles to the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) to assist the park in this endeavour, a joint UNDP/PAC release stated yesterday
According to the release, effective and sustained waste management promotes a culture of responsible waste disposal and behavioural change in environment conservation which can result in more effective upcycling and recycling, reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfills and a more hygienic environment for all. Equally, adopting the principles of reduce, reuse, recycle and replace can decrease the negative impact on the environment and promote a circular economy.
