Plastic disposal huge financial burden – mayor

-wants portion of environment tax

Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green says collection and disposal of plastic waste in the City costs the Council $100M every quarter – about half of the total clean-up bill for the period, and to deal adequately with it will require some of the Government-collected Environmental Tax.

He said too that Guyana is yet to see a clear Government policy on the use of plastic bottles and said that previous efforts have fallen to the wayside.