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Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority

The SLSWMA was established in 1996 with the goal of
improving existing standards of public health and environmental quality through more efficient waste management.

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Our Mission

To enhance Saint Lucia’s environmental integrity and the health of her people through the provision and management of an integrated system of public education and awareness and for the collection, treatment, recycling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste.

Head Office

SLSWMA's Main Corporate Office

This office manages all administrative and financial duties of the authority. It also houses the Authority's Management and Information & Communications Team along with two zonal officers attached to the north of the island

Sanitary Landfill

Commissioned in 2003

The Deglos Sanitary Landfill is a nine (9) hectare site engineered to accommodate waste for twenty years. The site is equipped with modern amenities such as; a material recovery facility, scale house, maintenance building, biomedical waste treatment facility, waste oil storage container, wood chipper, wheel wash and tire shredder.

Waste Management Facility

Upgraded to a standardized waste management facility in 1998

This 7.4 hectare site was equipped with modern equipment such as; emergency bay, scale house, electric weighbridge, material recovery facility, maintenance building and tire shredder.