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V.I. Plans to Dump Garbage Bins
The greasy roadside turnouts where Virgin Islanders toss household trash will look – and smell – completely different inVirgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA)rity (VIWMA) officials said Wednesday.
Read Full Story by Mat Probasco: stthomassource.com/content/2022/05/19/v-i-plans-to-dump-garbage-bins/
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V.I. Plans to Dump Garbage Bins
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A plan to eliminate the largely-unmonitored bin sites and reroute garbage to central collection points will reduce illegal dumping, environmental damage, and general miasma, said Roger Merritt, Jr, ex...- Likes: 12
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Less sites will lead to more illegal dumping. This is not rocket science.
It is time that we take real action and start making the change and shift in our culture! Good plan.
Half the island will just dump along the side of the road like they already do. VIPride
Wait, correct me if I’m wrong- the plan is only 3 places on STT to take your garbage and 2 of the locations are East?
Sounds like a step in the right direction, the recycling part.
Sounds like fantasy dreamed up by VI plutocrats that don't know any poor people.
We still have those street sweepers right?
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