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A new glass crusher at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite is now tasked with diverting as much as one-fifth of Tortola’s waste stream.

New Director of Waste Management Marcus Solomon experiences trial by fire following a series of incidents at Virgin Islands dumpsites.

As waste crises plague the territory’s two most populated islands, government is working to complete long-delayed repairs to the Tortola incinerator and to bring Virgin Gorda a safer landfill.

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As part of efforts to repair the trash incinerator by the end of the year, officials recently visited the plant’s manufacturer in Virginia.

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Ministers are promising to address the trash burning at the Pockwood Pond dumpsite, but no date has been set for repairing the incinerator.

About 10 residents affected by smoke from the Pockwood Pond landfill held a protest outside the House of Assembly on April 17, voicing their concerns over health issues caused by fires including one which they said lit up several days ago.

Health and Social Development Minister Marlon Penn said the long-delayed incinerator repairs should be finished by the end of the year.

The timeline for completing repairs to the Pockwood Pond incinerator has been extended to at least six months.