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Surveillance cameras could help clamp down on illegal dumping at a public dock, a nature enthusiast said yesterday. Jessica Riederer added that “repeat offenders” disposed of waste and that more education would make people think twice before they dis...

Sealed containers of liquid that wash ashore should not be handled or opened, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned. The reminder was prompted by debris recently found on the coastline. The department cautioned that the objec...

Trash collection in the East End will be delayed because of the Good Friday holiday. The Ministry of Public Works said that garbage usually collected tomorrow would be collected on Saturday this week, but recycling collection will not be affected. Th...

Garbage collection dates have been announced for the Remembrance Day holiday. Trash that would normally be picked up on Monday will, instead, be collected two days early tomorrow. This includes Sandys, and Southampton West, up to and including Lighth...

Wheelie bins will soon become mandatory in the City of Hamilton, according to the municipality. Fines could soon be introduced to penalise those who put out trash early or in inappropriate containers in the city. A spokeswoman for the municipality sa...

Letter to the Editor Dear Sir, I’m really angry. I have just returned from my weekly trip to the horticultural waste site on Marsh Folly to drop off my hedge and lawn clippings. I have fumed every week, seeing people’s horticultural waste jammed int...

Bermuda should tackle its domestic plastic problem before it imports the material to fuel the island’s waste-to-energy plant, a Shadow Minister said last night. Trevor Moniz, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman on public works, said trash that blighte...

A West End property owner wants vehicles parked without his permission off his land. Walter Stevens, of Warwick, said that a number of vehicles are on his Sound View Road, Sandys, property without his consent. Mr Stevens, 79, said at last count ther...

Enforced use of trash bins could help combat a rat population explosion on the island, environmental charities said yesterday. Anne Hyde, Keep Bermuda Beautiful executive director, said householders — particularly those who use communal trash areas —...

Residents are being urged to put out their trash on the morning of collection days to prevent garbage attracting rats. Vector Control warned the public after receiving more reports of rats in areas where rubbish had been allowed to pile up since the ...

The new once-a-week garbage collection schedule starts today. Dockyard to Church Road, Southampton, including Church Road, will be covered today. Church Road and areas up to and including Cobb’s Hill Road from Harbour Road to South Road in Warwick wi...

An island-wide garbage “blitz” cleared any roadside backlog of residential waste yesterday, according to Ministry of Public Works. A spokeswoman said seven trash trucks, two hustle trucks and six ministry dump trucks took part in the clean up to remo...