Waste Management Authority pivots on closure of Mon Bijou bin site; site to reopen on New Year’s Day

ST. CROIX — The Mon Bijou bin site that has been closed for the past five months will reopen for household waste disposal on Wednesday following necessary safety repairs, according to a Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority official.

Although the site will eventually be transformed into a modern convenience center, Marco St. Croix was on the scene today to remove the compromised concrete ramp. “That ramp has been demolished because that ramp was falling apart and it would have fell out at any time,” Daryl Griffith, WMA interim executive director and chief financial officer, said. Now that the unsafe ramp has been removed, Griffith said the Authority will reopen the site Wednesday as it continues moving forward with plans to convert it into a convenience center.

“We’re going to begin the design process at the end of January for the Mon Bijou bin site to turn it into a convenience center, similar to what we have in Peter’s Rest,” he said. In addition to removing the concrete ramp, Griffith said the bins will be placed closer to the fence to make it easier for residents to drop off garbage. He stressed that businesses are not authorized to use the bin site. “Only household waste should be disposed of at public bin sites as illegal dumping is a punishable offense,” he said.