What is a Derelict Vehicle?
The Litter Act of 1990 and the Solid Waste Management Act 1 of 2002, states: any vehicle (old or new) which is not licensed or insure for six months and which poses a public nuisance and breeding grounds for vectors, such as rats and mosquitoes.
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The Fond Cole Sanitary Landfill is located in Fond Cole, one (1) mile north of Roseau. The landfill occupies approximately 18 acres and has been designed to accept waste from the island for a fifteen year period. Operations commenced Thursday, September 01, 2005.
On Wednesday 20th February 2013, the Corporation launched its maiden Advance Waste Management Project. The project lasted approximately three and the half months. It ran from the 20th February to 5th June 2013. The project was designed in two components: a theory and practical session.
Read more: Advance 3R initiative at the Goodwill Primary School
Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation
24 Great Marlborough Street
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
(767) 449 8168
(767) 448 8632
dswmc@cwdom.dm
