 In the wake of COVID-19, waste collection and disposal are regarded essential services of the state. Given the St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority's mandate to oversee waste management on island, the organization is therefore required in effect to open for minimal operations in order to provide collection and disposal services regardless of state lockdowns or curfew orders. In light of that requirement, the following adjustments were made to the collection and disposal services provided. A once weekly collection service instituted throughout the island from 30th March 2020, reduced operational hours at Deglo Sanitary landfill and Viewfort Solid Waste Management Facility. Disposal services are currently available from 8am to 4pm daily except Sundays. Facilities are closed on Sundays. The authority has begun the change over to the new waste management system for the south of the island. This was initiated by terminating land filling at the Viewfort Solid Waste Management Facility in October 2019. A transfer station was established to receive the waste which is then transported to the Deglo landfill via specialized vehicles or walking floor containers. To facilitate the current operations at Viewfort, the materials recovery facility, the MRF, at the facility was modified to accommodate loading of the walking floor containers. Major roadworks were undertaken on the access road leading to the tipping face of the Deglo landfill. This was necessary to accommodate the weight and size of the containers. On average, four container trips are recorded at the Deglo landfill daily. The second phase of the new waste management system will include the installation of 20 pyrolysis units situated at decentralized locations throughout the southern region with the aim of significantly reducing the costs associated with the transportation of waste. Central government and the St. Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority are working assiduously to implement this phase of the transformation. Ten units are on island with another ten expected at the end of April 2020. Four units will be commissioned and operated at the Viewfort Solid Waste Management Facility. Additional sites have been identified and preliminary assessments will be commissioned to inform the full transformation. The SLSWMA and its partners continue to work to ensure that the waste management system implemented on island operates efficiently and serves the needs of the country. We continue to beg for the cooperation of the public as we do our best to serve you during these trying times. And thank you for your partnership and for doing your part to ensure that we maintain the cleanliness of our communities and our environment. Thank you.