The Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) is in the dumps. It owes private waste haulers and Sustainable Barbados Recycling Centre (SBRC) more than $40 million.
To compound the situation, the SSA only has 13 trucks to collect waste islandwide. These revelations came from Minister of the Environment Trevor Prescod, who said he has been looking for solutions.
One was that employees pool their resources, purchase trucks and help the cash-strapped institution.
Prescod was addressing the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) St George North annual general meeting at St George Secondary school on Sunday. Member of Parliament Gline Clarke had relayed complaints of constituents about irregular garbage collection. (TG)
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