Anna Regina Town Council needs to do much more about garbage disposal

Feb 26, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
The disposal of garbage in region two has become an issue, but I do hope that with the acquisition of a garbage disposal truck by the Anna Regina Town Council, residents of this region will be better able to dispose of their waste, so we can have a more beautiful and healthier environment.
But while I agree that some residents do not see it fit and proper to spend some time and money to dispose their garbage in a way or place that would ensure a clean and tidy surrounding, there are other areas that the Neighbourhood Democratic Council, the Regional Democratic Council and the Anna Regina Town Council need to do much more so as to keep this region clean.
There are some persons, because of the area that they live, cannot burn the waste they have while others can. In other areas persons dump their waste into the rivers, which may not be the best thing to do either, and some bury theirs once yard space is available.
Let’s look at the market owned by the NDC and the Anna Regina Town Council in the region:
1. Supenaam Market, which has quite a large number of vendors, there is no system of collection and disposal of garbage, so the vendors have no other choice but to dump the waste at the side of the market on an unoccupied piece of land, much to the annoyance and discomfort of the people living and dwelling nearby.
Despite several complaints to the Good Hope/Pomona NDC, the situation over the years is getting worst and no visible attempts are being made to have this illegal and most unwanted situation corrected. The pile of garbage there now is about 12 feet high.
2. The Suddie Market that have more than ninety vendors and is managed by the Riverstown/Annandale NDC. The waste generated by the market is placed next to the entrance of this market and near to several snackettes. This heap of rubbish is an eye sore.
3. The Bush Lot Market, while the waste is placed in a trailer parked by the road side, most times this trailer is unable to hold the amount of garbage.
The rest is placed at the side of the trailer on the road. The same thing can be said of the Anna Regina Market (Old Market), a market that has more than one hundred and fifty vendors. Both markets are owned by the Anna Regina town Council.
4. Then there is the Charity Market, the biggest of them all in size and the amount of vendors and there is no prompt and adequate collection of disposal of waste generated by this market, although the financial records indicates that they are in excess of ten million dollars in its account. This market is controlled by the Charity/Urasara NDC.
There is the Suddie Public Hospital, the medical waste from that institution, for years now is not disposed of according to public health rules and regulations.
At one time it was thrown in the Onderneeming cemetery and residents in that community complained. Now it is disposed at another area much to the discomfort and dismay of the people living there also.
I can remember a couple years ago, the issue of the medical waste of this hospital and the Charity hospital was discussed at length at a meeting of the Region 2 Regional Democratic Council, and it was said that a Funding Agency was to provide the money for an incinerator, primarily for the Suddie Hospital medical waste.
I would not be able to say if that promise was made good on, but even if they did not, it is time that the ministry of health build this much need incinerator.
There is much more, the citizens of this Region, the NDC, the RDC and the Anna Regina Town Council needs to do, so that we can be labeled as not only the most hospitable people of the country, but the people with the cleanest and healthiest environment.
Archie W. Cordis

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