As part of efforts to repair the incinerator in Pockwood Pond by the end of the year, officials from the Department of Waste Management recently visited the plant’s manufacturer in …
EDITORIAL: The waste strategy is great, but it must be followed
The territory’s outdated waste disposal system is nothing short of a national crisis, and it is endangering residents’ health and degrading the environment. We are therefore glad that the government …
Continue reading “EDITORIAL: The waste strategy is great, but it must be followed”
Government working to fire up incinerator
Fires have been burning at Pockwood Pond over the past week, some intentional and some not. The incinerator was fired up again on Friday after more than a year, and …
Continue reading “Government working to fire up incinerator”
Contract for incinerator parts not yet signed
The government plans to distribute facemasks and to reduce the smoke coming from the Pockwood Pond landfill, but the parts needed to repair the non-functional incinerator there still have not …
Continue reading “Contract for incinerator parts not yet signed”
Stop backyard burning, says health officer
While backyard burning became widespread immediately after Hurricane Irma because of the excess garbage created by the storm and a limited collection system, the government wants residents to know that …
Continue reading “Stop backyard burning, says health officer”