The Haags Bosch sanitary landfill is now receiving approximately 2,000 tonnes of garbage daily, a sharp increase from the 150 tonnes recorded when the facility first began operating.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Priya Manickchand disclosed the figures during a press conference on Thursday, revealing that daily truck movements have also climbed from around 60 to more than 420.

The increase comes as the government considers closing the East Bank Demerara landfill by 2029, amid concerns about its remaining disposal capacity.

The facility, which opened in 2011 to replace the Le Repentir dumpsite, has already exhausted its first two disposal cells and is operating in its third.

With daily waste deliveries now substantially higher than previously reported, the latest figures raise the possibility that the landfill could reach capacity sooner than anticipated, although no revised timeline has been announced.

Manickchand said the increase has occurred despite additional waste disposal sites being established in Regions Three and Four.

She explained that the growing volume of garbage has also created challenges for collection services, particularly in densely populated Georgetown communities where once-weekly pickups are no longer sufficient.

Government is now developing new landfill sites and upgrading existing dumpsites across all ten administrative regions as part of a broader effort to improve waste management.

The ministry is also examining recycling and waste-to-energy options to reduce the amount of garbage requiring disposal.