M&CC continues to be challenged by littering culture

M&CC continues to be challenged by littering culture – City PRO

Feb 25, 2009 News

Although limited by its professed meagre revenue base, the Georgetown municipality was able to allot a total of $450,000 towards after mash cleanup works.
This disclosure was made yesterday by Public Relations Officer, Royston King, who divulged that the cleanup efforts included both the efforts of council workers and that of private contractors.
And while this newspaper was not able to determine whether the private contractors were paid for their share of the work, it was disclosed that they had given the municipality full cooperation in the cleanup efforts.
But according to King, although the problem of littering was aptly catered for, the use of receptacles that were strategically placed along the mash floats route has left much to be desired.
The PRO highlighted the importance for the council to continually urge citizens to desist from littering the environment.
He pointed out that while the municipality is mandated to keep the city in an acceptable state, the onus is still on citizens to keep their environment clean, thus the need for them to be more responsible in their actions.
During the latter part of last year, the municipality was forced to engage an anti-littering campaign to address what was described as an ‘embedded culture’ practiced by citizens.
According to King, the common culture must desist if the municipality is to effectively maintain the drainage system of the city.
He said that citizens should do everything practicable to keep the city clean and tidy.
“Unless citizens see the health of the environment as a personal responsibility, the council would be hard pressed to push ahead with other developmental works,” according to King.
On a regular basis the municipality engineer’s department is forced to address the excessive use of plastic and Styrofoam by consumers, which continually serve to block the city’s drainage system.
It was highlighted, last year, that in order to achieve any goal set out by the municipality as it relates to anti-littering, efforts must first be made to explore the relevance of culture in the way citizens treat and care for the environment.
“It is important that council exploits the positives of our different cultures to persuade citizens to do the right thing and protect the environment,” King urged.

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