THE stench from garbage dumped close to the perimeter wall of Maxfield Park Primary School, and the resultant rodent infestation, has been a constant “nightmarish reality” for Principal Tracey-Ann Holloway-Richards since her tenure began nine years ago.

On Wednesday, the head of the St Andrew school made a desperate plea to National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation to mount an immediate and impartial enforcement campaign against people who continue to dump their garbage in the area.

“What happens [is that] in August when they know school is going to reopen in September, somebody comes and they take up the garbage. It’s cleaned for September morning and the first week of school. After that, it goes right back. If they [garbage collectors] come and clean it up today, by tomorrow — I can guarantee you — you will see the garbage [pile-up] return,” Holloway-Richards told the Jamaica Observer.