Write a letter to the editor of a national daily, highlighting the problem of garbage-disposal in your neighbourhood
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Dear Editor
Proper garbage collection must be given a second look in our Nature Isle. The way garbage is collected in Dominica leaves a lot of unanswered questions. First, the collection is sporadic/unscheduled and non guaranteed. Government is spending money asking citizens/residents to keep their surroundings clean, safe guarding against rat born(e) disease. Yet garbage collection continues to stay by the roads of our beautiful Dominica for weeks before collection takes place, yet when the collection is done – it makes you wonder. There comes an open truck – the guys try to full it up as much as possible and when they do so, many times you find garbage falling from the truck as they journey to the dump.
Speaking to the guys collecting the garbage – it seems that there are financial problems. They are not pleased with their financial compensation, the company is not receiving payment from Government or at least not in a timely fashion. Something needs to be done to ensure that garbage collection in the Nature Isle is done promptly and correctly and that those doing this dirty job are satisfied with the compensation.
There is an environmental fee charged of EC$3000 on vehicles coming to the island. I would like to suggest a fee of EC$10 be added to utility bills for garbage collection.
This issue is not a political one – it is one for the good of Dominica
Sincerely
A concerned citizen