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With a US$75,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys,000 grant from the Japanese Government, the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown was yesterday able to commence an initiative which is geared at reducing the problem of litter in the city.Lodge Housing Scheme was the target community for the commencement of the initiative which saw the strategic placement of litter bins in sections of the residential area.Workers could be seen yesterday digging holes in order to place the pre-cemented base bins into the earth.According to Director of Solid Waste Management, Hubert Urlin, the venture will be carried out in three components, noting that the placement of the bins constituted the first component.This, he disclosed, will see the municipality soliciting the support of route 41 minibus operators in order to have them place miniature garbage bins in their minibuses. A similar project was undertaken some time in the past with route 40 and 45 minibus operators, Urlin recounted.And in order to facilitate the removal of the garbage that would accumulate in the strategically placed bins in the Lodge community and in other areas, the Director disclosed that a garbage truck will be shortly acquired.Public education was identified as another component of the initiative, which according to Urlin, will allow for the provision of reading materials to schools within the Lodge community and also to the minibus operators. This move, Urlin explained will serve to create a wider level of understanding of the importance of keeping the environment clean.Through the third component of enforcement, municipal staffers will be tasked with monitoring the various segments of the initiative with a view of making it a real success.The problem of persons failing to use the bins properly or failing to use the bins altogether will be closely scrutinised and even result in persons being fined, Urlin said. He reflected on instances where garbage is found “outside of the bin and not inside,” creating an environmental problem which is highlighted by many.He cited the intrusion of vagrants as another major challenge, which according to him, cannot be addressed by the municipality alone.Overlooking the work in the Lodge Housing Scheme yesterday were City Mayor Hamilton Green, Urlin and City Engineer, Gregory Erskine, among other city officials. |
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