As workers loaded trash on Monday behind the incinerator building in Pockwood Pond, Waste Management Director Marcus Solomon pointed up to a wooded area on the nearby hillside. The site, …
August 30, 2024
February 2, 2024
Glass crusher at work in Pockwood Pond
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 …
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 …
May 12, 2023
At dumpsite, ministers promise better, but incinerator still down
Seven days before the general election, Dr. Karl Dawson stood outside the House of Assembly to protest burning at the Pockwood Pond dump that had been sending clouds of acrid …
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June 15, 2018
Waste removal delayed at Coxheath dumpsite
The first barge scheduled to export hurricane debris off Tortola and away from the Coxheath dumpsite has been delayed. Department of Waste Management Manager Greg Massicote said that although the …
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June 5, 2018
Coxheath blaze is finally extinguished, fire chief confirms
After weeks of fighting the massive dumpsite fire in Coxheath, firefighters were finally able to extinguish the blaze and dramatically reduce smoke levels in the area over the past few …
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