Owing to the looming withdrawal of garbage collection services by both Cevons Waste Management and Puran Brothers Disposal from tomorrow, City Hall will be setting up an emergency team to address the disposal of waste in the wards of Georgetown.
This is according to Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green, who told Stabroek News in an invited comment yesterday that the firms have also rejected a proposal by the municipality to pay off some of its debt, which amounts to over $300 million.
The current monthly payment to both contractors is $45 million.
“The council is going to put in place… a temporary system and then we will have to relook at the contract as to how the contract is so worded for withdrawal of services from both agencies and then maybe look ahead. An emergency team will also be set up this afternoon (yesterday) on the way forward for the collection of garbage in all the wards,” Chase-Green said.
