Following a second complaint, the Solid Waste Department of the Mayor and City Council on Friday removed skip bins that were placed in front of Hack’s Halaal Food restaurant on Commerce Street, in Georgetown.
The restaurant’s management on Wednesday complained to Mayor Ubraj Narine for a second time of the placement of the commercial bins in front of its operation.
In a letter sent to the mayor and shared with this newspaper, the restaurant’s Managing Director Sultan Hack pointed out that it was inappropriate to have industrial waste bins placed in front of a food establishment.
“This is severely affecting our business. And we have been in touch with all relevant parties [at City Hall] responsible for this issue all to no avail,” Hack said in the letter.
Additionally, Hack said that they view the placement of the bins in front of their eatery, which has been around for more than 40 years, as gross disrespect by the city council. The bins had been placed in front of the business since last year, said Hack.
In a subsequent update posted by the restaurant’s management on its Facebook page, it was stated that the bins were removed and the area sanitised around midmorning on Friday.
Solid Waste Director Walter Narine also posted an update on his Facebook page, informing the public that the bins were removed.
However, the management of the restaurant, in their post, highlighted that persons accustomed to using the area as a dumpsite, continue to do so. Hours after the area was cleaned, cleared and sanitised, this newspaper learnt that persons were seen dumping waste there.
