Trash diggers

These young boys are seen on a Saturday afternoon hanging out at the overflowing Lethem dump site. The increasing development and commerce in the Central Rupununi, has created a growing waste disposal problem for the local government.

This one official site must be maintained to help prevent the countless illegal dumping grounds that litter the area. Additional signs will also be required as many cart-loads are clearly being dumped far short of their intended destination - in the savanna and gravel pit on the way to the site.