The Linden Mayor and Town Council is working to rectify its solid waste issues and officials say that poor management and limited funding are at the root of the problem.
A number of residents and tourism entities based in the town of Linden have brought to light that garbage collected by the council, is being dumped along the roadways leading to one of the town’s main tourist attractions, the Kara Kara Blue Lake.
One resident, who asked not to be named, told Stabroek News that vehicles which are reportedly contracted by the council for solid waste disposal are dumping garbage along the access road which also leads to the Kara Kara dumpsite. The garbage which has been left there has made the road impassable with persons now unable to access the Blue Lake. “They are doing this at this location… that area is the hottest tourism spot in Linden,” the resident said.
