PHILIPSBURG:--- Honorable Minister C. Emmanuel and his Cabinet was given a tour of the Sanitary landfill commonly known as the Dump by the Head of the Infrastructure Management department, Mr. Buncamper.
The camera crew from the Department of Communication of the Government of Sint Maarten joined the tour to take video footage of the Dump. Minister Emmanuel wanted to highlight the severity of the Dump and also express his plans to move forward with Waste to Energy.
Mr. Buncamper brought forth implementing a Municipal Waste Recovery Facility (MRF) which is also a possible solution for the Dump. A MRF is a plant which will primarily cater to receiving the municipal waste from the trucks and start a complete separation for some particular streams of waste like; glass, plastic, aluminum and paper.
The Honorable Minister C. Emmanuel is critically weighing all possible options on how to alleviate the stresses and concerns of the Dump to make a suitable and effective decision for Country Sint Maarten.
The video footage of the tour of the Dump can be seen on the Sint Maarten Government Website and the Ministry of VROMI Facebook page.
Also, present for the tour were the contracted managers of the Dump Robelto and Son.
