Campaign launched to reduce waste dumping at Linden Blue Lake

Jun 26, 2026 News

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(Kaieteur News) – Waste To Wealth Caribbean and its official Execution Partner, Outliers Zone Caribbean, this week met with the Town Clerk of Linden, Lennox Gasper and Deputy Mayor Wainwright Bethune where a sustainable model was presented to potentially divert up to 50% of the biodegradable waste currently destined for the dumping site at the entrance of Linden’s Blue Lake.

The Blue Lake in Linden is one of Guyana’s most visited tourist attractions, yet the entrance has become a dumping ground that takes away from the serene destination.

During the meeting with the Linden leaders, officials from Waste to Wealth conducted a live composting demonstration which they hope will attract Lindeners and reduce a significant portion of refuse being dumped at the site.

In a statement shared with this newspaper, it was explained that both municipal leaders welcomed the Waste To Wealth Train-the-Trainer Composting Programme and expressed support for the initiative as a practical, community-activated response to one of Region 10’s most pressing environmental challenges.

Additionally, Mayor Dominique Blair, who is currently on leave, also related his endorsement of the initiative via telephone, affirming the municipality’s collective support for the Linden community.

“The endorsement marks the first formal municipal backing for the Waste To Wealth movement outside of Georgetown, and a significant step in the organisation’s national mission to establish composting champion communities across all ten of Guyana’s administrative regions,” the statement explained.

Following the meeting, Waste To Wealth Caribbean confirmed that its Waste To Wealth Champions Educational and Compost Skill-Building Session; ‘the first Train-the-Trainer certification of its kind in Region 10’ will be held on Thursday, 25^th June, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Guymine Constabulary Recreation Hall and Club in Linden. Organisers confirmed that only a limited number of slots remain, with registration closing once capacity is reached.

The session forms part of the organisation’s signature T.E.C.H. Composting Method, which converts household kitchen scraps and cardboard into nutrient-rich Organic Miracle Garden Soil (O.M.G.S.) in approximately twelve weeks using a simple, low-cost two-bucket system accessible to any household.

For an investment of GYD $50,000, participants receive a complete backyard compost kit, hands-on compost skill-building training, twelve weeks of weekly check-ins and technical support, and to harvest their first batch of O.M.G.S., which graduates may use in their own gardens or sell. Upon successful completion of the programme and the harvest of their first batch of O.M.G.S., participants become eligible for certification as a Waste To Wealth Trainer, with the opportunity to earn GYD $15,000 for every additional Linden family they enroll and support through to their own first harvest.

“The dumping site does not have to be the final destination for our wealth,” said Rampertab Etwaria, Founder of Waste To Wealth Caribbean. “Every family in Linden can take responsibility and become part of this sustainable solution.”

Waste To Wealth Caribbean has also extended a direct invitation to the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Regional Executive Officer (REO), and to corporate Guyana to sponsor staff and community participation in the programme as a corporate social responsibility initiative, with packages available to sponsor groups of ten or five participants.

Since launching its public education programme in April 2026, Waste To Wealth Caribbean has educated and activated 57 families across Georgetown and surrounding communities, and received formal endorsements from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, and landfill management authorities, following the successful hosting of Guyana’s inaugural International Compost Awareness Week at the National Park on 3^rd May 2026.

The organisation’s national vision is to reduce landfill-bound biodegradable waste by 25% by 2030 through the development of 1,000 Waste To Wealth Champion Families across Guyana.

Outliers Zone Caribbean has been appointed the official Execution Partner for the Region 10 expansion, providing strategic project execution, stakeholder engagement, public relations, media visibility, and community activation support.

Members of the public interested in registering for the 25^th June training session, or businesses interested in corporate sponsorship, may contact Waste To Wealth Caribbean at 757-3855 / 698-1485 or email wastetowealth347@gmail.com.

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• Linden Blue Lake, littering, waste dumping, Waste To Wealth Caribbean

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