By RODRICK DESURI 

AUKI 

The Auki Central Market Management is encouraging market vendors to use or carry fewer leaves into Auki Central Market to reduce the amount of rubbish.

In an interview, David Laeta from the Auki Central Market Management said this is a way forward to reduce rubbish in the market, as the rubbish dumpsite is currently under dispute. 

He said the market’s rubbish storage areas are almost full and are encroaching on the front of their office buildings. 

“We are encouraging our vendors to use fewer leaves in the market for packaging their produce. 

“This is because, for the past few months, our rubbish has not been collected and transported to the dump site at Kunu due to the dispute.

“Also, our rubbish storage at the market is almost full and is now nearly taking up our front office space,” he stressed.

Meanwhile, Provincial Secretary of Malaita, Eric George said all rubbish in the Auki township areas should now be transported to the new rubbish dump site at Gwaigeo.

He said the provincial survey team is already on site, clearing and cleaning the dump site.

“The Kunu rubbish dump site is just a temporary site.

“The rubbish should already be transported to the new rubbish dump site at Gwaigeo because our survey team has been clearing the area already,” he said.

George mentioned that the new rubbish dumpsite is on land owned by the province and is about two hectares.

“The new area is owned by the province, but for now, the two hectares is enough,” he added.

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