Solid Waste Collection Service

The St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority provides a garbage collection service to residents throughout the island. This takes the form of a regular collection service and a monthly bulky waste collection service. By using them correctly, residents can keep their communities clean. Each week on your waste collection days, place your garbage bin and/or tied plastic bags near the roadside before 7:00 a.m. Yard clippings/green waste must be bagged or bundled to facilitate effective collection. On your monthly bulky waste collection day, place bulky items near the roadside where you usually place your regular waste.

The waste collection service is undertaken by private waste collection contractors operating in the following waste collection zones: Gros Islet , Castries , Anse La Raye,  Canaries , Soufriere* , Choiseul*, Laborie* , Vieux Fort , Micoud*, Dennery*, Praslin and Dauphin . Please select the community nearest you to get more information about your waste collection schedule.

Types of Waste

Household Waste includes waste generated by households. This is as a result of consumption and use of everyday consumables. These include food, paper, plastics, bottles, clothing, etc.

Bulky waste includes all waste that is too large in size and volume to be accepted during the regular waste collection service. It is usually picked up once monthly and should be placed by 7:00 am in the same area where you put out your regular waste for collection. Bulky waste items include discarded furniture (couches, recliners, tables), large appliances (refrigerators, ovens, tv's), and white goods (bathtubs, toilets, sinks).

Branches, brush, logs and other green waste are also categorized as bulky waste, however they should be securely bagged or tied as a package not exceeding 1 metre (3 feet) in length and 15 kg in weight.  This service is provided free of charge.

Persons generating larger volumes of bulky waste should secure the service of a private waste hauler or transport the waste to a landfill themselves. 

Commercial and Industrial  waste consists of waste from premises used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a trade, manufacturing  or business or for the purpose of sport, recreation, education or entertainment but not including institution owned by the government..

The waste may consist of anything from paper and packaging to obsolete equipment.  It can be generated from any part of the business including offices, company cars, vans etc. It may come from:

• shops
• offices and factories
• doctors offices  
• workshops
• public houses
• private schools
• self-employed people working from home
• people working for companies from home...Read More