Some city residents still in the dark over new garbage collection schedules

Garbage awaiting collection in Alberttown yesterday

A week since reclaiming responsibility for garbage collection within several city wards, the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is trying to iron out hiccups in its operations, while residents are trying to adjust.

Residents yesterday told Stabroek News that they were clueless about the collection schedule within their communities since the city had taken charge.

Garbage awaiting collection in Alberttown yesterday
Garbage awaiting collection in Alberttown yesterday

The municipality has assumed responsibility from private firms for garbage collection in Alberttown, Queenstown, Cummingsburg, Kingston, East Ruimveldt, North and East La Penitence, Lamaha Springs and Lamaha Park, and North and South Ruimveldt, and the main commercial districts of the capital.

M&CC Public Relations Officer Debra Lewis told Stabroek News that the municipality is working to inform residents of the new arrangements put in place. Lewis said the garbage collection within residential areas would be reduced to once per week, while the collection in the central business district would be reduced to once a day, as opposed to twice a week and twice daily, respectively, when the private companies were in charge of the collection.

The municipality decided to take control of the garbage