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Three companies shortlisted for Government’s recycling plan

Aug 12, 2013 News

Minister within the Ministry of Local Government Norman Whittaker yesterday told Kaieteur News that of the nine companies which had placed bids for Governments recycling proposals, three have been shortlisted.
The Minister in a brief telephone interview with this newspaper said that he not could divulge the names of the three companies that have been shortlisted. Whittaker said that there is currently a special projects department in the Ministry which is handling the proposals. He said that he not could stipulate a time when the names would be made public, but noted that it would be before the year ends.
Kaieteur news understands that Panther Recycling Company, which is based in Canada, has made a proposal to the government. President of the company Michael Mosgrove said that his company has offered government a $26 M recycling centre complete with curbside pick-up for less than the garbage collection costs of today.  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 an additional Bio diesel section at the facility, but he was asked not to include it, since the administration was focusing on the US$800 million Amaila hydro-electric plant.
Mosgrove had told Kaieteur News that Panther Corporation has the best systems in the industry and a complete recycling programme from the house or business, to the plant.
He said that they are well aware and they fully understand that the landfills are still problematic, adding that 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 in an incinerator which creates steam and transmits electricity. Mosgrove told Kaieteur News that the system can generate upwards of 80 MW of power and a contract with the Guyana Power and Light Inc. would not cost Guyana a cent.
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. It will enable Guyanese to take back the pride in their communities and have a clean environment.
The programme would hire up to 5000 people directly and indirectly.
Last year the same 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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