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Canadian company takes recycling proposal to government
By Latoya Giles
A Canadian Company with a bright idea on how to curb the garbage situation in Guyana has approached Government with a “recycling” plan.
President of the Panther Recycling Company Michael Mosgrove says that his company has offered government a $26 M recycling centre complete with curbside pick-up for less than the garbage collection costs today.
President of the Company Michael Mosgrove
The company is willing to take on this investment at no cost to Guyana, Mosgrove explained.
According to Mosgrove, his company has offered the government a Bio diesel section to the facility, but was asked not to include the bio mass facility as there was a large US$800 million electric proposal on the table.
Mosgrove said that Panther Corporation has the best systems in the industry and a complete recycling programme from the house or business to the plant.
He added that they are well aware and they fully understand that the landfills are still problematic, but their biomass is the solution.
He explained that the facility goes hand in hand with their recycling sort modules and takes any biomass that cannot be reused to an incinerator which creates steam and transmits electricity. Mosgrove told Kaieteur News that the system can generate upwards of 80 MW of power basically half of what has been recently rejected and would cost considerably less. He said a contract with GLP could be free to Guyana.
Mosgrove further noted that the company’s investment in Guyana would address all solid waste problems with one complete programme. He noted that Guyana can benefit in so many ways. The country would have a first measure of pick-up that helps all Guyanese take back the pride in their communities and have a clean environment.
The programme would hire up to 5000 people directly and indirectly and provide manufacturing for the recyclables to finish goods to be marketed worldwide.
Mosgrove further told Kaieteur News that he had met with President Donald Ramotar, about a year ago. He said that he has been in contact with Ken Singhgy. Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud told Kaieteur News last evening he was not “sure” about the company in question.
Persaud explained that the Ministry has a team which was set up to handle proposals from various companies.
He said that the Ministry had received tremendous invitations. Persaud said that one set of the proposals has been evaluated and the second set is expected to be brought before cabinet on Tuesday. The Minister could not say if the “Panther Corp” Company was shortlisted, but noted that if their proposal had “substance the Ministry would be in contact with them.
Last year the Canadian-based recycling company embarked on a project in Jamaica to build the first solar-powered recycling centre representing a multi-billion-dollar investment and the prospect of thousands of jobs being created.
The company invested US$26 million to construct and outfit a 30,000 square foot modular facility in Retirement, St James.
With the approval of the St. James Parish council and the Mayor of Montego Bay, Panther has signed an MOU with the Parish. Over the last several months Panther has worked with all the parishes to establish a National Recycling Program. Although it was taking time there has been great progress with each and every parish.
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