Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority

Caribbean Waste Managers Meeting

April 21st 2004

Sunset shores Resort

St. Vincent & The Grenadines

Selby Da Breo – General ManagerPatrick Moore – Operations Manager –FieldMyrna Julien – Public Relations Officer

Policy & LegislationPolicy & Legislation• GSWMA – Output of

OECS solid and Ship-Generated Waste Management Project.

• GSWMA established by Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority Act 11.1995

Other Supporting Other Supporting Legislation/AgreementsLegislation/Agreements

• Environmental Levy Act # 29 -1996

• Waste Management Act #16 2001

• St. George’s Declaration of Principles for Environmental sustainability in the OECS

Private Sector Involvement in Solid Private Sector Involvement in Solid Waste Management Waste Management

• Five Private Solid Waste Collection contractors

• Six Private Street Cleaning Contractors.

• Industrial & commercial waste which accounts for 35% of waste stream is transported by private haulers.

Commercialization has brought Commercialization has brought about: about:

• Efficiency

• Accountability

• Greater coverage

• Noticeable Human input

• Persons directly employed moved from 76 in 1995 to 130 in 2004

Defining of Roles and Defining of Roles and Responsibilities in Solid Responsibilities in Solid

Waste Management Waste Management

• GSWMA responsible for Solid waste services

• Ministry of Health and Environment- responsible for regulatory and enforcement functions

CHALLENGESCHALLENGES

PUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC EDUCATION

The Work of the GSWMA continues to be supported by sustained Public Education Initiatives

These programmes have been in Operation for the past five years

The Current PR /Education The Current PR /Education programme is divided into five programme is divided into five

categoriescategories• Public Awareness

• Anti-litter awareness

• Waste Diversion Promotion

• Community Outreach

• School Education

There is also Evaluation

Programmes UndertakenProgrammes Undertaken

• Mass Media Activities– Radio Programmes

_Radio Call-in programmes– Television Discussions & Documentaries– Radio & T.V . Promos/Advertisements

Promotional ActivitiesPromotional Activities• Production & Installation of

Billboards• Production of quarterly

newsletter• Development & distribution

of posters, bumper stickers, leaflets etc.

• Distribution of memorabilia items – Pencils, pens, rulers, Vehicle litter

pouches, calendars etc.

Campaigns Stages Campaigns Stages * Composting Awareness

Week –

• Anti Litter awareness week-

July-Prior to Carnival

SCHOOL EDUCATIONSCHOOL EDUCATION

Activities Staged* EFSI” Programme

Talks to schools

PTA sessions

Environmental clubs

Awareness walks

Clean-up projects

Murals

*

School Education Ctd.School Education Ctd.

• School presentations

• Composting Training sessions

• Inter- School Quiz

• Landfill Tours

Composting PromotionComposting Promotion

• Assistance of Ministry of Agriculture- Communications & Extension Units.

• 4-H & Agricultural science units-schools

Composting Ctd…. Composting Ctd….

• Target Larger Generators of Organic Waste.

1. Marketing & National Importing Board & Her Majesty’s Prison2. Hospitality Industry- Spice Island Beach Resort & Blue Horizons3. Institutions. Homes for the aged.

Planning for and the execution of Planning for and the execution of programmes of Solid Waste programmes of Solid Waste

Management Education/ Public Management Education/ Public Relations is made possible by Relations is made possible by

annual allocations from the annual allocations from the GSWMA BudgetGSWMA Budget

There is also support from the private and public sectors through sponsorships, contributions and the facilitation of free Radio and T.V air times and collaboration with other NGO and community based organisations

Solid Waste MonitoringSolid Waste MonitoringThe Ministry of Health & the Environment Has overall responsibilityfor Monitoring all Solid Waste Management activities in Grenada

Solid Waste Monitoring In GrenadaSolid Waste Monitoring In GrenadaThe Government of Grenada Waste Management Act 16, 2001 Gives the Responsibility of solid waste monitoring to two departments

Authorised officers are: * Environmental Health Officers

* Police Officers

Waste GenerationWaste Generation

• Per Capita 0.85kg per day.

• 90% household waste serviced by compactor unit trucks

• No household waste segregation

COLLECTIONCOLLECTION• Private sector hire private haulers

• The Environmental levy Act legislates a fee of $30.00 per Tonne collection.

• Targeted generators are – Commecrial & Construction industries

• GSWMA has total responsibility for the collection of household waste

• Industrial and commercial wastes are collected by private contractors.

• Institutional waste is collected by GSWMA

Collection Ctd…..Collection Ctd…..

Vehicles used include:

* Compactors

* Open Trucks

* Skips

* Pick-up vans

Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority

DISPOSALDISPOSAL

• The cost for solid waste disposal is estimated at ………

LandFill Operations

The GSWMA commissioned twolandfills in 2001

Perseverance – Grenada

Dumfries - Carriacou

Special & Hazardous Waste

The most common special/ HazardousWaste reaching the landfills are:

* Used Oil

* Batteries

* Tyres

PORT WASTEPORT WASTE

* International waste (waste coming from aircraft is destroyed by controlled burning)

* Ordinary MSW is collected by PSIA – Landfilled

* Ship generated waste – collected by private contractors – landfilled

GRENADA SOLD WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

Port waste ctd..Port waste ctd..

• A barge purchased under the OECS project is also available for the transportation of sgw from the outer harbour

• Ordinary m.s.w. at Marinas is collected by private concerns

• Used oil collected by Texaco and Shell are shipped back to Trinidad by the importers.

CHALLENGESCHALLENGES

• Economic activities expected to affect the quality & quantity of our waste stream.

- Tourism

- Trade Liberalization

- Technological changes

Challenges ctd….Challenges ctd….

- Landfill waste disposal fast becoming out dated.

- Need for aggressive investigation into alternatives

- Need for change in attitude toward waste management

- Need for collective regional approach, including information sharing

It is therefore up to the OECS and to a greater extent CARICOM to accept the challenge and be prepared to adopt a uniformed approach and

provide a regional policy for the way forward in solid waste management

Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority