Georgetown Chamber president Clinton Urling says Guyana needs a holistically integrated management plan to provide a long-term solution to the solid waste problem.
In a commentary, Urling said while short-term approaches can be considered, a three-step process “that starts from waste generation and storage, moves to safe collection and culminates in environmentally responsible final disposal” must be taken into consideration to achieve an effective solid waste management system.
At the operational levels of waste generation and storage, several initiatives can be pursued, he said. “These include awareness programmes emphasizing the importance of reducing waste and using environmentally responsible storage methods; the sorting or source segregation of waste, initiatives encouraging household composting, and the
