Workshop examines media’s role in promoting effective waste management

In an effort to improve public awareness of and community participation in the Georgetown Solid Waste Management Project (SWMP), a media workshop, which saw the participation of several media houses from across the nation, was held yesterday.

After Guyana’s recent flash floods, which emphasized the need for proper waste management, the workshop presented an opportune moment for an evaluation of some of the issues, attitudes, and behaviours that are evident and prevalent in our society, Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud said.

Persaud emphasized the role the media plays in the sensitisation of the public on solid waste management issues and promised activities that will