City seeking new ways to curb garbage dumping

The Mayor and City Council will meet with stakeholders tomorrow in its chambers to discuss measures to be put in place to curb the improper disposal of garbage around Georgetown.

“It is clear that we are in a serious garbage crisis in the city,” acting Town Clerk Royston King told Stabroek News on Tuesday. Even if corporate and other citizens pay all outstanding sums to the City Council it would not be enough to address this situation and offer all the other services it is expected to provide, King said.

As a result, the council plans to engage stakeholders such as businesses, churches, social and other organizations, agencies, groups and individuals to find a way forward. “This is a collective effort to