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Cayman Islands Integrated Solid Waste Management System (ISWMS) Outline Business Case Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Reduction: Using less material in design and manufacture, keeping products for longer; re-use, using less hazardous materials;
  • Re-use: Checking, cleaning, repairing, refurbishing, whole items or spare parts;
  • Recycling: Turning waste into a new substance or product and includes composting;
  • Recovery: Energy is recovered from waste through a variety of methods such as thermal treatment and gasification; and
  • Disposal: Landfill
  • Waste reduction measures - including waste education and pragmatic waste minimisation initiatives (e.g. home composting/material return schemes such as bottles, plastic bag charges);
  • The reuse and refurbishment of bulky waste, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE);
  • Community recycling depots and household waste recycling centre (HWRC) facilities;
  • Transfer and bulking facilities (one per island);
  • The windrow composting of yard/garden waste from landscapers and HWRCs in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac;
  • The treatment of residual waste in a waste recovery plant (waste-to-energy facility);
  • Closure of landfills on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, with waste sent to Grand Cayman for processing;
  • The potential introduction of kerbside yard and garden waste collection (post 2020);
  • The potential introduction of kerbside dry recyclable collections with a materials recovery facility (post 2020); and
  • Remediation of the George Town landfill and construction of an adjacent engineered landfill to handle residuals from the waste-to-energy plant.
  • Completed (April, 2014): Pre-procurement stage: Preparation of a Strategic Outline Case (SOC)
  • Completed (October, 2014): RFP for procurement of consultants
  • Completed (August, 2015): National Solid Waste Management Policy (NSWMP)
  • Completed (March, 2016): Environmental Investigations Report on the existing landfills on the islands
  • Completed (March, 2016): National Solid Waste Management Strategy (NSWMS)
  • Completed (September, 2016): Draft Outline Business Case (OBC)
  • (October, 2016 to Spring, 2017): Procurement of ISWMS
  • (Spring, 2018): Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and planning approval
  • (End of 2019): Construction completion and start-up of ISWMS
  • Visiting the Ministry of Health & Culture website at ministryofhealth.gov.ky or Facebook page
  • Telephoning (345) 244-2369

Published September 28, 2016

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