In the Cayman Islands More than 10 million pounds of discarded tires are sitting in landfills on all three islands, posing a significant fire risk.
The Cayman Compass quotes Department of Environmental Health Director Richard Simms as saying there is no recycling option on island.
Mr Simms has confirmed that the DEH is seeking private sector assistance, through a tender, to have the mounds of tires removed and sent overseas for recycling.
The DEH issued a request for quotations on the government's Bonfire procurement portal to have all the tires from the George Town, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman landfill sites removed and recycled.
Mr Simms said the fire risk posed by these tires is significant, given their combustible nature, adding that “to avoid this, we have created fire breaks between the tires to mitigate any potential fire hazards and have been monitoring them regularly.”
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