Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, has disclosed that steps are being taken to address the foul odor emanating from the Haags Bosch landfill site at Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
For some time, residents in the surrounding communities have been complaining about the stench from the waste management facility, and the ministry has been actively working to resolve the issue.
According to Manickchand, significant progress has already been made.
“Communities like Eccles, Windsor Estates, Providence, Prospect, were complaining of a distinct foul scent. Those communities will tell you now that they don’t get that scent because we spent a large amount of time covering the garbage,” she noted during her contributions to the 2026 budget debates on Thursday.
However, she acknowledged that a new challenge has arisen. Responding to a concern raised by a member of the parliamentary opposition, she said, “what the Honourable Member is now smelling is the highway and that is because it’s a design issue.”
She explained that, “the landfill site is 200ft away from the highway and what you’re smelling is fresh garbage but it is not reaching residents.”
“The experts in the ministry…are currently examining a solution for it,” the minister noted.
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