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Talks to resolve delays on garbage collection have gone “extremely well”, the Minister of Public Works said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said a potential solution would be put to staff today. The news came after a backlog of waste built ...

By his own admission, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch does not like talking to or being associated in any way with The Royal Gazette. So it had to take something of great significance to get the Colonel to assemble all media, including the “big bad RG...

Garbage collectors have been on a work-to-rule since last weekend, the head of their union said yesterday. Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, added that the works and engineering employees took action amid concerns about staffi...

The Ministry of Public Works has apologised to East End residents after trash went uncollected today. Collection in the western parishes, which began yesterday, will be completed this afternoon, with the exception of the areas between Scott’s Hill Ro...

Christmas trees are to be collected for disposal on the next two Wednesdays of this month, according to the Ministry of Public Works. Since they are composted, the trees should be free of tinsel, ornaments and tree bags, a spokeswoman said. Trees wil...

New opening hours commence tomorrow at the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility. The public has been reminded that the facility’s operating hours are 7am to 6pm from November 1. Other hours remain the same, a spokeswoman said: Saturdays from 7am to 7pm...

Waste and recycling collections will alter this week due to Friday’s Remembrance Day holiday, the Ministry of Public Works has announced. Garbage at East End addresses will be collected today and tomorrow, and recyclables will also be picked up tomor...

All commercial kitchens must be fitted with approved grease traps as of September 2017, the Ministry of Health and Seniors has announced. The policy will intercept the fats, oils and grease that have led in the past to “greaseballs” washing ashore fr...

With Bermuda’s outdated trash collection routes in dire need of a makeover, GPS systems are to be installed in trucks within a matter of weeks for data gathering to develop a new system. Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works, acknowledged pub...

The Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works will be holding its third e-Waste Recycling Day for the year this Saturday. Residents are encouraged to bring their old, worn out electronics to be recycled from 9am to 5pm at the Tynes Bay...

The Ministry of Public Works will hold its semi-annual special waste drop-off event this Friday and Saturday. Residents are encouraged to bring compact fluorescent light bulbs, old pesticides, hobby chemicals, outdated medicines or anything else with...

Trash collection for the East End will not take place today, due to mechanical problems with garbage trucks, the Ministry of Public Works has advised. Collection for the East End is set for Wednesday and Friday, while collection for the West End will...