The Linden Municipality has thrown its support behind a waste management initiative aimed at reducing the volume of biodegradable waste being disposed of at the dumping site located at the entrance to the Blue Lake area. Waste To Wealth Caribbean and its official execution partner, Outliers Zone Caribbean, recently met with Town Clerk Lennox Gasper and Deputy Mayor Wainewright Bethune, where they conducted a live composting demonstration and outlined a programme designed to divert biodegradable waste from the site. According to the organisation, up to 50 per cent of the biodegradable waste currently sent to the dumping area could be redirected through household composting practices.

The initiative also received the endorsement of Mayor Dominique Blair, who is currently on leave but expressed support for the programme during a telephone conversation with organisers. The municipality’s backing marks the first formal endorsement of the Waste To Wealth movement outside of Georgetown. The organisation said the support represents an important step in its goal of establishing composting communities across Guyana’s 10 administrative regions.

In a release on Tuesday, it was stated that as part of the expansion into Region 10, Waste To Wealth Caribbean will host a Train-the-Trainer Composting Certification Programme on Thursday from 09:00h to midday at the Guymine Constabulary Recreation Hall and Club in Linden.