Public consultations to be held on national waste management strategy

Permanent Secretary Emil McGarrell (at left) and environmental consultant Samuel Wright along with Minister Ronald Bulkan (centre) after the signing of the contract.

The Ministry of Communities yesterday signed an $11.8M contract with Samuel Wright, an environment management consultant from Linden, for public consultations on a draft national solid waste management strategy.

The contract was signed by Permanent Secretary of the ministry Emil McGarrell and Wright in the conference room of the Haags Bosch Sanitary Landfill at Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

The contract is for six months, during which Wright will publicly consult with communities across the