challenges of managing waste across St. Lucia’s 617 square kilometers while serving a population of 180,000 people. CREATIVE SOLUTIONS AND PROJECT REVIVAL The arrival of fresh engineering expertise has unleashed a wave of practical innovation at the Authority, transforming long-standing operational challenges into opportunities for cost-effective solutions. A prime example is the creation of an alternative road to the landfill’s tipping face, a project that had stalled for years until the new civil engineer developed an unexpected approach. “The entire two years that I was there, it was a longing and perhaps we just didn’t have the requisite expertise,” Raynold recalls. “With the engineer’s arrival, not only has this road work commenced, but he has actually come in with very innovative ideas. He has found a cost-effective way of dealing with the construction of that road and using a resource 54 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 12, ISSUE 08
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