Topic: DEH director Richard Simms

Growing piles of scrap metal and old vehicles on the Sister Islands have hit a combined total of weight of 1,980 tonnes, or almost 4.4 million pounds, increasing potential fire risks at both the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman landfills.

More than 10 million pounds of discarded tyres are sitting in landfills on all three islands, posing a significant fire risk, according to Department of Environmental Health Director Richard Simms.

On the heels of securing a second littering conviction the Department of Environmental Health has issued a warning to the public to consider the serious implications of committing the offence.

The Department of Environmental Health has completed its two-week winter bulk waste collections across all three islands.

The Department of Environmental Health is warning people not to dump bulk waste items in public spaces as this practice is illegal.

The recent discovery of discarded office equipment metres away from the George Town landfill has once again highlighted the challenge of illegal dumping and littering.

With the completion of the Department of Environmental Health bulk waste collection exercise, officials are reminding the public to not to litter and to take their waste to the landfill for proper disposal.

The Department of Environmental Health has announced the schedule for this year’s bulk waste collection for Grand Cayman.

Department of Environmental Health Director Richard Simms has warned the public against disposing vehicle batteries in the regular waste.