The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) was yesterday ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cease mismanaging garbage at markets or face legal action.
In a novel notice to Town Clerk Carol Sooba after an investigation of dumping and other problems, the EPA issued the prohibition instrument to the city with “immediate effect, ordering the Mayor and City Council to desist from causing, advertently or inadvertently, the continued inadequate management of the solid waste (irregular collection, poor storage, inappropriate disposal of garbage, and lack of regular cleaning of the markets, internally and externally) at the Stabroek, Bourda and East La Penitence Markets.”
In a statement yesterday, the EPA said that failure to comply with this order and its terms and conditions within seven
