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DWM seeking land on Tortola to store derelict vehicles & scrap metals
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Waste Management is requesting quotations from property owners or their legal agents on Tortola to lease two acres of non-residential land for the sole purposes of storing and processing scrap metal and derelict vehicles for a period of 12 months.
12,000 gallons of waste oil to be shipped out of VI by end of July
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 20 thousand gallons of waste oil is scheduled to be exported by the end of July as the Department of Waste Management (DWM) continues its quest of achieving a cleaner, greener and more beautiful [British] Virgin Islands.
Waste Management seeking cleaning company for Long Bush facility
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- With almost every single need for services by Government having go to public tender, following the controversial Commission of Inquiry (CoI) sponsored by the United Kingdom (UK) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Waste Management is inviting tenders for a company to provide cleaning services to their Long Bush facility located in Boynes Warehouse.
Massive early morning fire broke out @ VG landfill
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- Some residents of Virgin Gorda took to social media, particularly Facebook, to complain about what they described as a massive fire at the Virgin Gorda landfill this morning, Sunday, July 30, 2023.
DWM shake-up: Trinidadian Marcus Solomon In! Neville R. Allen Sr Out!
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our newsroom is there has been a shake-up at the Government-run Department of Waste Management (DWM).
BVI Red Cross, Green VI & DWM team up for SCB Cleanup
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - As part of the Sea Cows Bay Enhanced Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (EVCA) process, the BVI Red Cross teamed up with Green VI and the Department of Waste Management for a community cleanup on December 2020.
PHOTO of the Day: DWM offering wrecker services?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There have been many complaints over the years, including from legislators and operators of garbage trucks, about persons taking certain bulky waste to dumpsters instead of transporting them to the landfill at Pockwood Pond for proper disposal.
Garbage collector wants action taken against misuse of dumpsters
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – “I want Solid waste to know from now if I see any bins with steel and concrete in it, they would have to come and pick it up themselves.” This is according to a very frustrated garbage collector who wished to be referred to only as Mr Hodge.
Garbage collection affected by faulty equipment- DWM 2012 Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Malfunctioning equipment by garbage collection contractors were some of the factors that affected the garbage collection system in certain parts of the Territory in 2012, according to the Department of Waste Management’s Annual Report of 2012 laid in the House of Assembly (HOA) by Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon. Ronnie W. Skelton on July 25, 2013.
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