Resident expresses concern to EPA over Coverden waste treatment plant

Coverden resident Penelope Howell has written  to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expressing shock at the establishment of a waste treatment plant in the community.

The plant which will treat materials from the oil and gas industry among other waste was announced on Tuesday by the Department of Public Information (DPI).

In the letter yesterday to the EPA she said that she unaware of any sort of involvement by Coverden or the East Bank of Demerara in the approval process for the project.

The name of the plant is Professional Waste Solutions Incorporated  and its Chief Executive Officer is Mahendra Jettoo.