Work being done on the landfill. (File photo)
PHILIPSBURG–The National Recovery Programme Bureau (NRPB) has procured specialised equipment for the application of alternative daily cover at the landfill on Pond Island.
The equipment will be used for fire suppression and improvement of the landfill management. The equipment is used to cover waste processed during the day with a cement-based cover material, it was stated in a press release on Tuesday. The use of alternative daily cover prevents odours and disease-carrying vectors such as flies, birds and rodents. The consistent application of the alternative daily cover will further help to prevent future surface fires on the landfill.
Through its contractor LSC Environmental, NRPB will provide training to personnel of the Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure VROMI during the week of August 26 on the application of the alternative daily cover material as well as the operation and maintenance of the specialised equipment. The training will include classroom training as well as hands-on practice.
This is one of the first activities being implemented under the Emergency Debris Management Project. The main objective of the project is to improve waste disposal activities at the landfill and to improve environmental conditions around the Pondfill and its adjacent communities.
The Emergency Debris Management Project is funded by the Trust Fund financed by the government of the Netherlands, managed by the World Bank and implemented by NRPB.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/90158-nrpb-provides-equipment-to-improve-landfill-management
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