Nevis Solid Waste

About

Mission Statement

Our mission is to employ modern equipment and dedicated personnel in an effort to preserve and enhance the environment through proper waste management Practices; that citizens and residents can enjoy a healthy lifestyle for many generations

Vision

Aiming for comprehensive and permanent sustainable solutions to the environmental problems on the island

Brief History

For many years a dump site was operated on Nevis by the then Sanitation Department, under the umbrella of the Ministry of Health. However, in 2001 the OECS mobilized the conversion from dump sites to landfills in member states.  Construction of the landfill on Nevis was completed in 2002.  In 2002 The Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority was created as a statutory body of the Nevis Island Administration under the Ministry of Health.  As a result of this conversion, the practice of burning domestic waste ceased, at the Low Ground Landfill. Therefore, the Landfill approach to managing waste is deemed a more environmentally friendly approach which involves spreading, compacting and burial of waste.  Today we have grown to a staff of persons committed to keeping Nevis clean and beautiful for generations to come.

Services Offered

  • Bin Rentals
  • Daily Household Waste Collection.
  • Appliance & Bulky items Collection.
  • Beach & Village Clean-up Support.

What can I do to Help:        

  1. Own a garbage bin for your home.
  2. Know the collection schedule for your area and have your waste ready for the collection truck at that time.
  3. Keep your garbage bin in good condition, secure it from animals, punch holes in the bottom for water drainage and cover your bin; make sure it’s visible from the road easy for the collectors see.
  4. Bag your waste and always put it in the bin.
  5. Broken glass and needles must be placed in puncture resistant containers before being placed in the bin.
  6. Listen to our weekly radio program “Refuse News” on Choice FM every Tuesday at 10:00am for up-to-date waste management information.
  7. Never place the following items in your bin or on the curb for regular collection:
  • Dead Animals
  • Electronics
  • Dirt/Rocks
  • Appliances
  • Tires
  • Vehicle Batteries
  • Construction Debris
  • Grass and Garden Waste 

Articles

General Manager of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Andrew Hendrickson

Ensure your garbage is disposed at landfill; Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority GM tells public

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (OCTOBER 09, 2015) — General Manager of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority  (NSWMA) Andrew Hendrickson says the troubling issue of illegal dumping is a regular activity on Nevis and he is urging persons who use private truckers, to dispose of their garbage, to ensure that it is done at the Long […]

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Deputy Premier and Minister of Health on Nevis Hon. Mark Brantley receives keys to two state-of-the-art Kenworth garbage collection trucks from Omni Global’s Caribbean Region Operation Manager Steve Hammond, Omni Global Representative Davis Johnson at a handing over ceremony at the Long Point landfill on September 17, 2015

Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority receives two-fully automated 2016 Kenworth garbage collection trucks

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (September 21, 2015) — The Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority received keys to two state-of-the-art fully-automated garbage collection trucks, from Omni Global, the parent company of Omni Alpha, at a handing over ceremony at the authority’s Long Point facility on September 17, 2015. The 2016 Kenworth rear end loading trucks, valued at […]

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Manager at the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Andrew Hendrickson and new Operations Manager Dennis “Rudy” Browne

New Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Manager pledges more efficient service

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (APRIL 22, 2015) Newly appointed General Manager of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Andrew Hendrickson, during a recent interview with the Department of Information pledged his dedication, along with his management team, to provide a more efficient service for the enhancement and beautification of the island. “We are coming with a […]

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Deputy Premier and Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Mark Brantley(r), on July 23, 2014, hands over the keys to a waste disposal truck, a gift from the Government and People of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Chairman of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Board of Directors Carlisle Pemberton at Long Point

Nevis Health Minister hands over keys for waste disposal truck to Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (July 25, 2014) –Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Health Hon. Mark Brantley turned over the keys to a waste disposal truck to Chairman of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority Board of Directors Carlisle Pemberton on July 23, 2014, at Long Point, two days after it was handed over to […]

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Health Minister in the Nevis Island Administration Hon. Mark Brantley (middle) flanked by members of the new Board of Directors of the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority. (L-R) Ms. Kurlyn Merchant, Mr. Carlisle “Bingi” Pemberton, Chairman of the Board Mr. Bryan Gilfillan and Ms. Midge Morton. Absent is Board Secretary Mrs. Karen Claxton-Amory

Health Minister announces Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority’s new Board of Directors

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (February 26, 2013) – Deputy Premier of Nevis and Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) Hon. Mark Brantley, believes that the Nevis Solid Waste Management Authority had a critical role to play in the island’s health and tourism sectors and was pleased that five Nevisians had consented to serve […]

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Landfill Rules & Regulations

 Rules and Regulations at the Long point Landfill

  1. No Smoking
  2. Do not exceed posted speed limit
  3. Drivers must stop at the gate and remove covering, state the content and the origin of the waste.
  4. The Landfill will not accept any trunks larger than 4’ x 4’
  5. After tipping your waste leave the Landfill immediately
  6. Vehicles are not allowed to pass the gate/weighbridge without any authorization from Landfill personnel.
  7. Waste must be tipped in the area directed by Landfill personnel.
  8. No concrete or large rocks to be dumped in the Landfill.
  9. No children outside vehicles.
  10. Any type of special waste including Chemicals, Medical Waste, sewage, etc. needs to be called in and be approved in advanced.

Collection Schedule

SUNDAY
Mani Street, Cedar Street, Prince William Street, Market Street, Bay Front, Happy Hill Drive, Pinneys Road, Hamilton, Stoney Grove, Grove Park

MONDAY
Jessups, Paradise Estate, Fernhill, Barnes Ghaut, Garricks Pasture Brick-lin, Butlers, Maddens, Cades bay, west bury, Springhill, Fountain, Mount- lily, Liburd Hill, Barnaby, Blue Cresents, Rawlins Pasture, Combermere, Camps, Zion, Webbes Ground, Harris’, Hickmans’s, Fothergill’s, Fenton Hill, Golden Rock, River Path, Hull Ground, Pond hill, Zetlands, Rawlins, Stoney Hill, Hardtimes

TUESDAY
Main street, Cedar tree, Prince William Street, Market Street, Bay Front, Happy Hill drive, Chapel Street, Old Hospital Road, New Cut, Ramsbury, Craddock Road, Nugents Village, Brownhill, Prospect, Marion Heights, Upper Stoney Grove, Braziers, Cotton Ground, Vaughns, New Castle, Shaws Road, Yamseed Road, Jones Estate, Nisbett Settlement, Church Ground, Morning Star, Brown Pasture, Burden Pasture, Cole Hill, Beaumont, Cox, Montpelier, Beach Road, Hermitage, Hamilton, Victoria Road, Cane Garden, Fig Tree Lane, Braziers

WEDNESDAY
Main street, Cedar tree, Prince William Street, Market Street, Bay Front, Low Street, Government Road, Pump Road, Lower Farms, Bath Plain, Bath Village,Cherry Garden, Back roads Prospect, Farms,Meads Pasture, Matchmans, Rices, Hanley’s Road, Market Shop, Chapel Alley, Taylors Pasture, Maynard Ground, Old Manor, Clay Ghaut.

THURSDAY
Main Street, Cedar Tree, Prince William Street, Market Street, Bay Front, Happy Hill Drive, Pinneys Road, Hamilton, Stoney Grove, Grove Park, Butlers, Bricklin, Maddens, Garrick’s, Paradise Estate, Fern Hill, Barnes Ghaut, Jessups, Camps, Combermere, Mt Lily, Rawlins Pasture, Blue Cresents, Barnaby, Liburd Hill, , Fountain, Spring Hill, Westbury, Cades Bay, Zion, Harris’, Webbs Ground, Hickman’s, Fothergill’s, Fenton Hill, Golden Rock, River Path, Hull Ground, Pond Hill, Zetlands, Rawlins, Stoney Hill, Hardtimes

FRIDAY
Main Street, Cedar Tree, Prince William Street, Market Street, Bay Front, Happy Hill Drive, Chapel Street, Old Hospital Road, New Cut, Ramsbury, Craddock Road, Nugents Village, Brown Hill, Prospect, Marion Heights, Upper Stoney Grove, Farms, Cherry Garden, Braziers, Cotton Ground, Vaughns, New Castle, Shaws Road, Yamseed Road, Jones Estate, Nisbett Settlement, Church Ground, Morning Star, Brown Pasture, Burden Pastures, Beaumont, Cox, Montpelier, Cole Hill, Matchmans, Rices, Hanley’s Road, Market Shop, Chapel Alley, Taylors Pasture, Maynard Ground, Old Manor, Clay Ghaut, Beach Road, Hermitage, Hamilton, Victoria Rd, Cane Garden, Fig Tree Lane, Braziers

SATURDAY
Main Street, Prince William Street, Market Street, Bay Front, Low Street, Government Road, Pump Road, Lower Farms, Bath Plain, Bath Village

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Main Office, Ramsbury

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Low Ground Sanitary Landfill, Long Point

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