Garbage backlog significantly reduced in St James, Hanover, Westmoreland and Trelawny

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Garbage backlog significantly reduced in St James, Hanover, Westmoreland and Trelawny

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), through the WPM Waste Management Limited, has significantly reduced its waste collection backlog in the region over the past three months. The entity attributed this progress to the recent...

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