Tag: Michael Haworth
DEH to prosecute repeated illegal dumping
(CNS): More than a month after the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) did the rounds in West Bay for the annual bulk waste clean-up, illegal dumping is continuing at the Ed Bush Stadium in the district and officials said that these people will be prosecuted. DEH Director Richard Simms said there was zero tolerance for […]
Isolating staff delay garbage pick-up
(CNS): An undisclosed number of Department of Environmental Health staff members are now in quarantine, which means the residential garbage collection services are being delayed in some areas, officials have said. DEH Director Richard Simms explained that the rise of COVID-19 cases in the Cayman islands is starting to impact the department’s garbage collection schedules.
DEH: Recycling is real but still only 1%
(CNS): The management at the Department of Environmental Health laughed as they asked members of the press recently if we “believe” in the recycling programme, given the common perception in the community that separating domestic rubbish is a waste of time because it all ends up in the landfill anyway. Not so, said Michael Haworth, […]
Batteries probable cause of recent dump fires
(CNS): The latest fire at the landfill is one of three over the last month that officials at the Department of Environmental Health believe were caused by batteries. In each case the fires started at the surface in recently tipped waste, and although the precise sources have not been identified, in each case the issue […]
Recycling finally available in East End
(CNS): Four years after the Department of Environmental Health took over collecting the recycling at supermarkets around Grand Cayman, a request by residents to place recycling containers in East End, the only district in Grand Cayman that did not have any, has been granted. Before these units were placed by the Captain George Dixon Park […]
Firefighters tackle another dump blaze
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) continues to be plagued with problems but dump fires have been a far less frequent occurrence in recent times. However, sometime between 8:00 and 8:30 Wednesday morning, a fire ignited at the southeast side of the George Town Landfill. Firefighters were quickly on scene and were able to […]
