The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says litter wardens across government ministries will soon be trained and given the authority to help enforce anti-littering laws as part of Guyana’s expanding national clean-up drive.
That disclosure came from Senior Environmental Officer and Coordinator of the EPA’s Litter Prevention Strategy, Jomo Tobin, during the ongoing national clean-up exercise.
According to Tobin, the agency’s work goes beyond simply removing garbage from public spaces and is instead aimed at building a long-term system of prevention, education and enforcement.
He said littering continues to pose a serious environmental problem and stressed that lasting improvements will depend heavily on changing public attitudes and behaviour.
The EPA official explained that while clean-up campaigns are important, stronger enforcement and greater accountability are needed to keep communities and public spaces free from waste.
The wider national clean-up initiative has brought together stakeholders from both the public and private sectors in a coordinated effort to improve sanitation and encourage environmental responsibility across the country.
