City pilots solid waste recycling at two schools

Solid Waste Director Walter Narine (left) and the environmental prefects at St Pius Primary

The Mayor and City Council last week piloted its solid waste recycling programme at two city schools—St Pius Primary and St Sidwell’s Primary.

The M&CC intends to roll out the programme in schools across the city, ahead of its plans to establish a compost plant to help address the garbage situation in the city.

Students at the two schools were told of the importance of reusing, reducing and recycling in creating a green environment and over the next two months, the city’s Solid Waste Department will be