Municipal reps, SPM move to address garbage crisis in Clarendon
Jun 9th, 2022 | Category: Special Reports | 6:58#JamaicaGleaner JUNE 9, 2022: Additional garbage trucks have been deployed to ease Clarendon’s garbage crisis, according to Edward Muir, regional operations manager for Southern Parks and Markets (SPM) Waste Management Ltd, a subsidiary of the National Solid Waste Management Authority. Muir was speaking on Tuesday, moments ahead of a one-day clean-up exercise across the central parish. Eleven garbage trucks and additional sweepers were deployed to the parish for the one-day activity. Planned activities for the day also included school visits to sensitise students on garbage collection and storage.
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