Essequibo: The administration of Suddie Hospital, Essequibo is moving to have their biomedical wastes burnt and have polluted areas treated with chemicals, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.)
Following a series of complaints, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, had ordered the management of the hospital to cease dumping the harmful wastes, and have the area fully sanitized.
The EPA noted that the area was covered with earth and that another pit has been dug for the dumping of specifically non-medical wastes by the hospital.
“The Suddie Hospital has also advised that an appropriate site will be identified by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), hence the reason for the hospital continuing to utilize the site for the dumping of non-medical wastes,” the EPA explained.
The dumpsite also posed as a threat to the water supply to the village which caters for about 1,000 residents.
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