United Sanitation Service

Sir Milo Butler Highway
Nassau
Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

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WasteNot Limited

Tonique William Darling Highway
Nassau
Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

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Bahamas Waste Limited

Gladstone Rd North
Nassau
Nassau / Paradise Island, Bahamas

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Garbage Collection

Garbage collection will cost $18 a month

The Bahamas will have to build an island to handle its rubbish or barge it elsewhere for disposal if it doesn't change its ways, the Environment Minister has warned explaining the need privatization for the waste handling business.

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Budget cuts possible problem with garbage collection

By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

IRREGULAR and inadequate waste collection in Nassau could be the trickle-down effect of budget cuts in the Department of Environmental Health, claims a union chief.

Funding allotted for overtime was cut in this year's budget, and some sanitation workers allege this decision has negatively impacted collection efforts.

For the ...

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Letter: Consistent garbage collection after Tribune story

EDITOR, The Tribune.

I want to thank Tribune reporter Ava Turnquest for doing the story on the poor garbage collection a few weeks ago. I am one of the callers who called into The Tribune's newsroom and was transferred to her. Within 48 hours she had written a front page article on the matter. I was most surprised and excited.

Before her article, I had to wait up to two and a half weeks for col...

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Sustainability First: Greener Garbage Collection

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Garbage and waste collection is a necessary part of modern life, but it's also extremely taxing on the environment. 

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App to help track garbage collection set for release

THE Ministry of Environment will be releasing an app that will allow users to track garbage collection, Director of Environmental Health Services Melanie McKenzie said yesterday.

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Department of Environmental Health Services announces twice weekly garbage collections

Garbage collection on New Providence will be increased from once to twice weekly starting next month, the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) announced today...

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