San Miguelito residents trash garbage company’s finances

RESIDENTS of San Miguelito owe $21.6 million for garbage collection says the commercial director of Revisalud, Ricardo Rodrí­guez.

He said that, in some cases, "we have collected trash for free for 10 years."

The debt is one of the reasons that garbage collection has lagged in the community, causing health concerns.

Rodríguez said another problem is people not putting their garbage out for collection at the right time.

"The community has the solution to the problem, they have to take out the trash when it is being picked up," said Rodríguez.

The company collects garbage three days a week from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.

He said that the company needs more staff, but the outstanding debt makes it hard for them to hire more workers.

The communities where most of the debt is owed are Belisario Porras and Belisario Frí­as. Residents of each of  those communities owe about $4.2 million.

Mayor Héctor Valdés Carrasquilla blamed the company for the problems, and said that it should clean up the waste in the streets.

The mayor and the company met Wednesday May 22 to discuss a solution to the issue.

RESIDENTS of San Miguelito owe $21.6 million for garbage collection saysthe commercial director of Revisalud, Ricardo Rodrí¬guez.
He said that, in some cases, "we have collected trash for free for 10 years."
The debt is one of the reasons that garbage collection has lagged in the community, causing health concerns.
Rodríguez said another problem is people not putting their garbage out for collection at the right time.
"The community has the solution to the problem, they have to take out the trash when it is being picked up," said Rodríguez.
The company collects garbage three days a week from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.
He said that the company needs more staff, but the outstanding debt makes it hard for them to hire more workers.
The communities where most of the debt is owed are Belisario Porras and Belisario Frí¬as. Residents of each of those communities owe about $4.2 million.
Mayor Héctor Valdés Carrasquilla blamed the company for the problems, and said that it should clean up the waste in the streets.
The mayor and the company met Wednesday May 22 to discuss a solution to the issue.