NSWMA: Do not pay for workers to clear garbage or debris

 

 

 

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says no money should be paid by residents to its workers participating in the National Debris Management Project.

 

It comes amid complaints from residents in Black River, St. Elizabeth that they are being told to pay money for the disposal of garbage.

 

Audley Gordon, Executive Director of the NSWMA, says strong action will be taken against workers who seek to exploit residents who are already undergoing severe burden following Hurricane Melissa. 

 

"The National Debris Management Project is already paid for by the taxpayers through their government. No one working on any of the trucks that are out there doing - whether it is the regular garbage collection or the debris management project teams - no one should hijack the Jamaican people for any additional money to remove the debris. It is wrong and we want to know who is doing it," he demanded.

 

Mr. Gordon appealed for residents to assist the NSWMA in identifying workers asking for money for garbage collection.

 

"If you can discreetly take a picture or a photo of the one asking, do it. And when you do it, you find a way to get it to our office, because you can help us to solve this problem. It is wrong, and it can't be acceptable," he reiterated, noting that the situation made him angry. 

 

Mr. Gordon was speaking from Independence Park in Black River on Thursday where he observed the removal of tonnes of garbage that was dumped there after the hurricane.