City trying to restore garbage collection in neglected areas

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) on Monday said it is working to restore efficiency to the city’s garbage collection system, after reports that some communities have been neglected.   In a statement, the M&CC said the extra distance which the collection contractors have to traverse from the city to the new Haags Bosch facility and traffic congestion are among the reasons for situation. The “turnaround time,” it added, is affecting the normal rhythm of collection in Georgetown.

“This is posing a serious problem to residents and the health of neighbourhoods,” it further said, while noting that the situation has seen the indiscriminate