Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone is featured as he met with the management of the Department of Waste Management and representatives of Agency Red, a consultancy firm that has been working on reexamining the comprehensive waste management strategy with the aim of achieving sustainable, integrated solid waste management in the British Virgin Islands. 

Manager for the Department of Waste Management, Mr. Neville Allen has said that the Territory wide clean up undertaken in December saw the collection of tons of waste.

Pictured is a large bin filled with bulky waste. Residents of the Virgin Islands are reminded that the bins will be available until December 28 and once the bins are removed to refrain from dumping at those sites. 

Virgin Islands’ residents are advised that the placement of the large bins for disposal of bulky waste has been extended to December 28, 2019.

<p>Se le pide a los residentes de las Islas V&iacute;rgenes a que eliminen sus desechos grandes como muebles, neveras, estufas y cosas asi, utilizar los contenedores grandes en las siguientes &aacute;reas designadas en todo el Territorio del 20 al 23 de diciembre.</p>

Residents of the Virgin Islands are encouraged to dispose of their bulky waste using the large bins in the following designated areas throughout the Territory from December 20 to 23.

Officials in the Department of Waste Management in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Development announce a Pre-Christmas Territory-wide Cleanup.

Mister Speaker, I am grateful for this opportunity to provide a further update to the people of this Territory on the status of repairs to the Solid Waste Incinerator plant at Pockwood Pond, Tortola.

Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone says he is pleased with the progress made with the installation of the new control panel for the Pockwood Pond incinerator. 

The Department of Waste Management is calling for trucking and wrecking companies to collect and transport derelict vehicles as part of the Territory wide clean-up campaign.