Topic: solid waste
Thousands of tons of scrap metal shipped off to US
More than 12,000 tons of scrap metal have been shipped from Cayman since April 2019 as officials at the Department of Environmental Health look to clear a backlog of 'legacy waste'.
Coming up in Sister Islands: Solid waste open houses
With the recent release of a new report on waste solutions for the Cayman Islands, the public is being invited to hear about what is being proposed.
EDITORIAL – Land mines in the latest landfill report
The overarching theme to be gleaned from the newest solid waste management report is that the Cayman Islands government is in love with recycling — particularly, vast sections of previous reports.
EDITORIAL – George Town Landfill: Another report … another editorial
We don’t want another report. We want a new landfill.
Landfill report suggests turning trash into energy
A new solid waste management plan has been finalized that calls for more recycling, composting and an incinerator to turn waste into electricity for the national power grid.
EDITORIAL – The Progressives’ unfinished business
The clock is ticking on the Progressives administration. In the coming months, our elected government will be subject to intensified scrutiny as to what it has done — and what it hasn’t.
