Public Notice/Press Release (Garbage Collection)

Thu, Sep 15th 2011, 03:29 PM

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC NOTICE

The General Public is hereby notified that effective, Thursday 15th September 2011, the Department of Environmental Health Services will intensify its household collection services for the island of New Providence.

Private sector sanitation collection companies will be assisting the department with this venture.

Householders are asked to ensure that their household waste is bagged and/or containerized before being placed at the front of their residence for collection by sanitation workers.

The department is asking for the cooperation of all householders.

Director Department of Environmental Health Services

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT GARBAGE COLLECTION

Nassau: The Ministry of The Environment and the Department of Environmental Health Services apologise to the public for the inconvenience experienced due to poor and inadequate garbage collection in recent weeks.

The Department is in the process of finalising arrangements for the collection of all solid waste in New Providence over the next seven (7) days. The Department will deploy its fleet and contract with Impac, United Sanitation, and Bahamas Waste to collect the residential waste that has accumulated particularly following Hurricane Irene and the subsequent rains.

Residents will be advised in the media on days of collection and are encouraged to bag their refuse and place it by the roadside on the scheduled days.

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