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Garbage collectors who downed tools last week over a lack of working trash trucks returned to work yesterday morning – but garbage collection will still be impacted for the rest of the week. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that alth...

Industrial action taken over a lack of working trash trucks could see waste collection halted next week, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union warned. Chris Furbert said yesterday that the Ministry of Public Works had agreed to supply waste c...

Garbage normally collected on Friday - a public holiday - will be picked up on Saturday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said: “Due to the Good Friday holiday, garbage normally collected on that day will be collected on Saturday. “As a ...

Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly this morning that a public information campaign and consultation with businesses will take place this year with the goal of banning the importation of some products next year. He ...

Trash collection over the weekend may be delayed by a day, the works and engineering department warned today. A spokesman for the department’s Waste Management Section advised residents who were expecting to have their garbage collected on Saturday d...

Changes have been made to the timetable for garbage collection after Hurricane Paulette, the Government said this morning. The Ministry of Public Works said that trash would be collected as usual today and tomorrow. But people who would have had thei...

People caught dumping trash at the island’s parks, docks and bus stops will find themselves in court, the Government warned today. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said anyone found illegally dumping waste would face prosecution. The spok...

Ministry of Public Works staff could continue working from home after the Covid-19 pandemic is over. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the minister, said in an online question-and-answer period on Tuesday night that the response to the pandemic has hel...

The parks department warned yesterday it was illegal to dump trash anywhere other than designated garbage dumps after a rash of incidents in public places. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works warned that polluters faced a fine of up to $5,00...

The Corporation of St George has joined the effort to collect garbage after government trash collectors downed tools earlier this week. The East End workers pitched in with the City of Hamilton and private collectors to help clear a backlog caused by...

Limited trash pick-ups have restarted across the island using private companies and City of Hamilton staff, the Government said yesterday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said it was decided to have “outside agencies manage residential ...

The Ministry of Public Works has warned there may be foul smells in the Marsh Folly area next week as sewage is moved to a composting site. A spokesman said that septic waste would be moved from the Tynes Bay incinerator to the Marsh Folly composting...