Topic: trash collection
EDITORIAL – Trash collection: A dirty job that must be done
No offense to readers who toil away in C-suites or corner offices, but there are many types of jobs where occasional, extended or even habitual absenteeism might never be noticed. Garbage collection is not among those professions.
Excessive sick leave contributes to garbage collection delays
Rampant absenteeism among roadside garbage crews appears to have contributed to repeated failures to collect trash on time over the past 14 months.
Three trash trucks out of service
Garbage collectors will be working double shifts through Saturday to catch up on roadside pickups. Three trucks are currently out of service, contributing to more delays in collections, particularly in the eastern districts.
Tips to reduce holiday waste
Here are a few tips that the department has put together to help you reduce your post-holiday waste by at least one third.
Getting to grips with garbage problems
Garbage collections have been on time and on schedule for the past month after the Department of Environmental Health took action to deal with problems that have plagued it for more than a year.
Prisoners to help collect garbage
Serving prisoners will be used as temporary garbage collectors in a new scheme to deal with continued delays in roadside trash collections.
DEH asks for bulk waste to be left out early
The Department of Environmental Health is advising the public to place bulk waste items for collection on kerbsides in time for scheduled pick ups.
Caymanman – Broken frown
Today's editorial cartoon.
New bosses to tackle garbage delays
In an effort to get garbage pick-ups back on schedule, government announced on Thursday that Department of Vehicle and Equipment Services Director Richard Simms has been temporarily appointed as the acting director of the Department of Environmental Health.
Garbage overtime
Today's editorial cartoon.
Minister: $100K overtime paid for trash collection
The Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health was paying staff $100,000 per month in overtime for garbage collection as of late 2017, Health Minister Dwayne Seymour revealed Friday in the Legislative Assembly.
More delays in garbage collections
The Department of Environmental Health advised residents of some George Town areas to expect delays in garbage collections.
DEH: Garbage pick-up resumes Wednesday
Garbage pick-up will resume in some George Town communities on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Department of Environmental Health.
Letter: Work together to keep Cayman clean
Our country was also known to be one of the cleanest, if not the cleanest in the Caribbean. LET’S KEEP IT THIS WAY.
