What am I missing here? Why would people intentionally light it on fire? They're trying to tell uus that people are breaking into the dump just to light it on fire? I doubt it. They're doing it themselves to make more space because the landfill is almost at capacity. Maybe if they actually RECYCLED the waste things would be better. The dump needs to moved. It's too close to residential areas.

I have heard that the government hires private subcontractors to put the fire out, and so that promotes arson. Brother can't get paid unless there is a fire. Wink wink.

Every member of parliament should be made to stand immediately down wind of the dump for a minimum of 3 hours each day that it burns out of control spewing toxic smoke over many unfortunate Bahamians, causing them serious medical conditions and shortening their lives!

Couldn't agree more. The executives of Renew Bahamas should be made to stand down wind with the parliamentarians!

Maybe they should move the dump to Paradise Island and let it burn until those racist foreigners remove the fences that are denying Bahamians access to their own beaches.

Why is the dump still on Harold Road after at least 30 years of disruptive fires and smoke????? ................... and why is a foreign company running the dump operation NO BETTER than the government????????

Over forty years of independence and we can't even manage a dump!!!!!

You know your system and those who manage it are trash when you cannot even manage a trash heap.

There needs to be fines imposed on ReNew Bahamas. A $100,000 fine every time the dump gets set on fire and a $10,000 fine for each day the dump remains burning. ReNew Bahamas is a business making money and every time the dump, under their management and control is on fire, it causes distress, inconvenience, economic hardship and health problems for thousands of Bahamians.

Have none of you ever taken a chemistry class, never heard of spontaneous combustion?
LFG or landfill gas is composed primarily of methane and CO2 the larger part being the highly flammable methane.
As long as the decomposition and fermentation of what constitutes a landfill exists the fire problem will coexist so either find a way to tap into and utilize the gas or get rid of the landfill.

i agree - however it is not a landfill :)

It is immaterial whether or not we know what combustible gases garbage produce when it rots. The point of the matter is that RenewBahamas has presented itself as a professional company, experienced in the management and recycling of solid waste. They are he ones who should know that garbage cannot be piled high or buried too deep else combustible gases will build up and eventually catch fire. They are the ones who should know that layers of fill should be sandwiched between layers of garbage to prevent the buildup of gases. They should also be mindful that under certain climatic conditions, like hot summer days, piles of garbage should be hosed with water frequently, again to prevent fires. Isn't that part of the reason they were contracted in the first place? To stop the dump fires from poisoning Bahamians to early graves.

Don't confuse me with your parents when you get to calling people idiots. If you can't get your point across without the name calling then you make it patently whom is the idiot and stupid one. Not to speak about being angry. Now go jump off your bridge to Andros or an even lower place.

Refer to the response above yours again. You don't ever dictate to me.

The PLP is so crooked and thus us what we get. Lyford Cay property is now un the shitter !