Bovoni Fire Sparks Urgent Calls for WMA's Comprehensive Landfill Strategy
Nelcia Charlemagne |
October 02, 2023
The Waste Management Authority has come under scrutiny for its delay in presenting a five-year plan for the Bovoni Landfill, amidst concerns over an ongoing vegetation fire at the site. A recent statement from Government House highlighted "progressive signs of containment" for the fire, but the urgency to address the landfill's management took center stage at a recent Committee on Rules and Judiciary meeting. Senator Diane Capehart, the committee chair, questioned the landfill's current status, asserting that the Bovoni site, despite being referred to as a landfill by WMA officials, lacked essential features. “To truly earn the name ‘landfill’, Bovoni needs to be lined with compacted clay, have a plastic liner, a leachate collection system, geotextile mats, a drainage layer, and gas chambers. Without these, the risk of fire persists,” Capehart…