On August 24th, 2022 Zonal Supervisor, Mr. Davis Poleon investigated an illegal dumping complaint at Deville, Soufriere. Evidence was retrieved at the site which led him to the person who was responsible for that incident. The perpetrator was very co-operative and was given a directive to effect a total clean-up of the area. This clean-up
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The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority wishes to inform the general public that effective immediately the Vieux Fort Solid Waste Transfer Facility located opposite the George Odlum National Stadium will no longer accept derelict vehicles. Parties wishing to dispose of derelict vehicles are required to take them directly to the Deglos Sanitary Landfill. There
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Management of Waste During the Holiday Season This year Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on a Saturday. As such the Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority (SLSWMA) wishes to remind residents that there will be no waste collection on Saturday, December 25, 2021 (Christmas Day) and Saturday, January 1, 2022 (New Year’s Day). Residents
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The Micro Waste Haulers Programme is a five-month initiative (August – December 2021) set up under the Reduction in Marine Litter (ReMLit) project aimed at reducing solid waste runoff within the Castries basin into the marine environment. The project seeks to achieve this through providing a curbside waste collection service to areas inaccessible by Refuse
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The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority in collaboration with Rotoplastics St. Lucia Limited presents the #WINABIN Promotion. This collaboration aims to spread awareness and educate the public on essential information related to proper waste management. The first phase of this promotion runs from Monday 17th – Friday 21st May 2021. Here’s how to enter:
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On Thursday, 1st April 2021, one representative from each project school namely; Soufriere Infant and Primary Schools and the Fond St. Jacques R.C. Primary School participated in a training workshop, facilitated by SLSWMA Zonal Supervisor, Mr. Davis Poleon (officer providing oversight on this project). A small wood chipper/shedder which was procured for this
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PRESS STATEMENT For Immediate Release NOVEMBER SCHEDULE OF REPLAST COLLECTION POINTS LAUNCHES POSTPONED Castries, November 5th, 2020; Mindful of the recent spike in the infection rate of COVID-19 in Saint Lucia, and the call by Health authorities to limit non-essential movement, the RePLAST-OECS Pilot Plastic Recycling Project guided by its Steering Committee has placed a
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The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority has partnered with the Caribbean Student Environmental Alliance Inc. (Caribbean SEA) to provide assistance to a project initiative being executed at three schools in the Soufriere basin. These schools namely; Soufriere Infant School, Soufriere Primary School and the Fond St. Jacques R.C. Primary school requested assistance in the
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The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority wishes to inform all residents of the resumption of its bulk waste collection service, effective Saturday, 1st August 2020. All communities will revert to the original bulk waste collection schedule (see the full schedule at https://www.sluswma.org/?p=2026). Residents are reminded to place items out only on the designated collection
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