The Trinidad and Tobago Solid Waste Management Company Limited (SWMCOL) has advised of a fire at the Guanapo Landfill. The fire began on Saturday afternoon in the vicinity of the active tipping area.
SWMCOL says due to the nature and location of the fire, the landfill will be closed on Sunday to the public as its Emergency Management Team (EMT) works on extinguishing the fire. This information has been shared with the Arima Disaster Management Unit to have all waste haulers who utilize the site, be redirected to the other landfills.
"Moreover, SWMCOL takes this opportunity to request that persons within the fence line communities who may have respiratory conditions proceed with caution as there is a consistent level of smoke currently emanating from the site," the statement said.