New garbage trucks should cut complaints by 50% – NSWMA chief
The 50 new garbage trucks that landed in Jamaica last weekend are expected to hit the road by December 1, with a significant reduction in complaints about pile-ups expected. That confirmation came Saturday from Audley Gordon, executive director of the National...
NSWMA 20TH ANNIVERSARY COMPACTOR
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) celebrates their 20th Anniversary!
E-Waste Can Now Be Dropped Off at Any NSWMA Facility
Jamaicans can now drop off their e-waste at any of the four National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) regional offices or its head office located at 61 Half-Way Tree Road, Kingston 10. The four regional offices are MPM Waste Management Limited at 67a...
McKenzie hails NSWMA for improved efficiency in operations
Jamaica Observer- Wednesday, March 30, 2022 KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is getting high commendations for improvements in corporate governance, which has enhanced efficiency in operations and bolstered the agency's work in...
NSWMA Gets Grant To Purchase Trucks
WRITTEN BY: GARFIELD L. ANGUS, MARCH 23, 2022 The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received a grant of US$210,936 from the Embassy of Japan, for the purchase of two compactor trucks. The grant has been made under Japan’s Grant Assistance for...
Ageing and depleted fleet hampering NSWMA operations
Published:Monday | November 8, 2021 | 12:06 AMBryan Miller/Gleaner Writer Audley Gordon, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), is bemoaning the acute shortage of reliable trucks, which is negatively impacting the organisation’s...
Food security push
Sandals Foundation encourages farmers to explore compost production for personal use, economic gain, waste reduction and environmental protection Monday, October 25, 2021 Local farmers and farming interests are encouraged to explore compost production for personal use...
Fire at Church Corner Disposal Site
Sunday, October 17, 2021 KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) assisted by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is working to extinguish a fire at the Church Corner Disposal facility in St Thomas. Executive Director of the...
Foreign investors must comply too, says NSWMA boss
Friday, October 01, 2021 BY HORACE MILLSObserver writer LINSTEAD, St Catherine — Executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Audley Gordon has declared that foreign investors will not be spared as the agency intensifies its effort to...
NSWMA boss paints bleak picture for garbage collection
Published:Tuesday | October 12, 2021 | 3:06 PM The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has painted a worrying picture of any immediate plans to effectively address garbage collection across the country. NSWMA head Audley Gordon told members of a...