Topic: Department of Environmental Health
Illegal dumping rife, claim legislators
On-the-spot fines are being considered as a new penalty to deal with illegal dumping, following complaints from legislators.
West Bay primary students tour landfill
A look behind the scenes of garbage and recycling at the George Town landfill revealed some interesting facts for students from Sir John A. Cumber Primary School.
Landfill too full for cars, scrap
Grand Cayman residents with dead cars will have to keep them on ice for awhile. The Department of Environmental Health announced Monday that its intake of vehicles at its scrap metal facility at the George Town landfill is running at a “reduced frequency.”
Rain closes George Town landfill
The George Town landfill is scheduled to be closed through Saturday because of repairs to the main access road.
Landfill fire problem extinguished
The periodic fires that have plagued the George Town Landfill site for years appear to have been brought under control.
Plans to export invasive lionfish & iguana face stumbling block
A Cayman Islands business has been licensed to export lionfish and iguana meat for sale in the U.S. But the company, Spinion, says its efforts to provide an economic solution to the two invasive species threatening Cayman’s environment are being hampered by an opaque and seemingly endless local regulatory process.
Environmental Health closes for staff meeting
The Department of Environmental Health will close its Grand Cayman offices at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. for a staff meeting.
Government owed $9 million in unpaid garbage fees
The Cayman Islands has piled up $8.9 million in unpaid garbage fees and the vast majority of that amount is likely uncollectable.
Delays in garbage collections
Collections of garbage throughout Grand Cayman are experiencing delays due to issues with Department of Environmental Health trucks.
Officials: Corned beef now safe to eat
Cayman’s Department of Environmental Health announced Wednesday that it has lifted a recent recall of corned beef products from Brazil. The ban, instituted on March 21, was put into place due to fears of contaminated meat, and a multi-agency committee was set up to monitor the situation and protect the public interest.
Brazilian corned beef removed from store shelves throughout Cayman
Supermarkets in the Cayman Islands have removed corned beef products produced in Brazil following reports of several major Brazilian meat processors selling rotten beef and poultry. The meat processors bribed auditors in exchange for fraudulent sanitary licenses.
Hospital kitchen gets ‘all clear’ after food scare
An environmental health inspector’s report has given the Cayman Islands Hospital kitchen the “all clear” after two patients on the maternity ward found insects in their food. The report indicates that the worm-like insects, found in breakfast porridge on Saturday morning, were “weevil larvae.”
Christmas tree mulch goes fast
Mulch from recycled Christmas trees filled two-and-a-half dump trucks over the weekend as workers with the Department of Environmental Health set about the operation of the annual program at the George Town cricket field on Saturday.
Seasonal workers clean up landfill
A team of workers from the National Community Enhancement Project, known as NiCE, is helping to clean up the George Town landfill.
Cabinet approves sending landfill plan out for bids
Cabinet on Tuesday approved a new plan for the George Town landfill, including a waste-to-energy plant to incinerate waste. The new waste management strategy calls for capping the landfill, creating a new recycling facility on the site and reducing the amount of waste going into the landfill by 95 percent.
Boats abandoned at Crystal Harbour cause concern
Covered in graffiti, with shattered wine glasses still hanging in racks behind the weather-beaten bar, the Aqua, a luxury yacht once intended as a floating bar for Stingray City sits abandoned, loosely tied up in the mangroves near Crystal Harbour.
Landfill update: ‘We now have equipment that works’
Operations at the landfill have improved, preventing fires and making the area safer, the director of Environmental Health told the Finance Committee in Legislative Assembly last week.
Government taking over recycling depots
The government’s Department of Environmental Health will take over private recycling efforts at seven “curbside” depots throughout Grand Cayman on Wednesday.
Gov’t: Be safe and keep the beaches clean over Easter
As residents pitch their tents for the traditional Easter weekend camping, the Department of Environmental Health is getting ready for its own tradition: cleaning up after the campouts are over.
Before and after: Breakers cleanup
The old seaside path that has been a tranquil spot for residents to walk their dogs or observe wildlife had recently become a dumping ground.
Recycling firm to remove tires
After five previous unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer for a mountain of scrapped tires at the George Town landfill, officials now plan to pay a recycling firm to get rid of them.
‘The Beast’ roars into mulching action
The George Town Landfill has a new addition – a horizontal wood grinder Caterpillar C15 2680, a.k.a. The Beast, which will be used to mulch vegetation waste.
