A new glass crusher at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite is now tasked with diverting as much as one-fifth of Tortola’s waste stream. Located between the non-operational incinerator and the concrete …
February 2, 2024
December 28, 2023
700-plus derelict vehicles removed
More than 700 derelict vehicles have been tagged and removed from Tortola and Virgin Gorda in recent months, according to Department of Waste Management Director Marcus Solomon. “We have also …
December 27, 2023
The new waste director’s trial by fire
Waste Management Director Marcus Solomon stood with his back to the non-operational incinerator December 14, watching a front-end loader scrape clean the dumpsite tipping area at Pockwood Pond. He crossed …
December 15, 2023
Garbage catches fire again
Early Saturday morning, garbage caught fire in the tipping area at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite, but the blaze was brought under control before it damaged the buildings or other infrastructure …
December 1, 2023
Incinerator gets parts, but others still needed
As waste crises plague the territory’s two most populated islands, government is working to complete long-delayed repairs to the Tortola incinerator and to bring Virgin Gorda a safer landfill, according …
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October 23, 2023
271 derelict vehicles removed out of 347 tagged
Since launching the “Retire Your Ride” campaign in August, the Solid Waste Department has removed nearly 300 derelict vehicles from areas across the territory, according to Waste Management Director Marcus …
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August 4, 2023
Virgin Gorda landfill catches fire
The Virgin Gorda landfill caught fire early Sunday morning, sending smoke across the sister island for several hours. However, the Department of Waste Management claimed that new protocols led to …
April 21, 2022
RDA and government float new waste management strategies
After a February fire shuttered the Pockwood Pond incinerator and again thrust the territory’s waste management problems into the spotlight, government and Recovery and Development Agency officials hosted a meeting …
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March 31, 2022
Pockwood Pond incinerator down for six months or more
Shortly after a fire caused extensive damage to the Pockwood Pond incinerator on Feb. 14, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said the facility would likely be offline for …
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February 25, 2022
Malone: Incinerator likely down for two-to-four months
After a fire broke out at the Pockwood Pond incinerator last week and hobbled its operations, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone said in a Tuesday interview that he …
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February 18, 2022
Incinerator down after major fire
Seven firefighters aboard two trucks extinguished a blaze that badly damaged the Pockwood Pond incinerator plant early Monday morning, Chief Fire Officer Zebalon McLean said yesterday. The fire did not …
May 12, 2021
June 30, 2020
National trash plan in the works
As both house-to-house and communal-bin garbage collection continue, plans to launch a national waste management programme are resuming after being delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Health and Social Development Minister …
October 7, 2019
Incinerator part still not shipped, but repairs ‘nearing completion’
Electricity has been restored to the incinerator at Pockwood Pond, and repairs are “nearing completion” even though a needed part still has not been shipped from the United States, government …
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October 11, 2018
Derelict cars leave VI after many delays
Three barges ready to export thousands of tons of scrap metal and derelict cars have arrived in the Virgin Islands after at least five months of delays. The first barge …
May 24, 2018
Few, if any, fire precautions were taken at Coxheath before blaze
Before a massive fire broke out at the Coxheath dumpsite two weeks ago, many measures that are typically used to prevent fires at landfills were not implemented — including monitoring …
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May 17, 2018
Dumpsite fire is VI’s biggest ever, DWM says
Last week, a fire engulfed the mountain of trash that has been piled in Coxheath since Hurricane Irma, spewing plumes of thick, black smoke as far as St. Thomas and …
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April 13, 2018
Government’s pick to clean up VI? An unlicensed firm tied to $500k lawsuit
SPECIAL REPORT Last fall, government was faced with a seemingly insurmountable task: disposing of unprecedented mountains of garbage left over from Hurricane Irma. But officials did not launch a tender …
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