Sanitation Department

The existing Sanitation Department is located at 4 1/2 miles  on the George Price Highway/ Works Compound.

The Sanitation Department is responsible for:

  • The cleaning of loose garbage including hotspots
  • Culvert cleaning 
  • Supervising the cutting/cleaning and weeding of abandoned or empty lots 
  • Derelict vehicles (Section 6 of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act)
  • Monitoring of the schedule that is sent to us from Belize Maintenance Limited and Belize Waste Control
  • Landfill (located at 3 1/2 mls. Western Highway)


About Derelict Vehicles:


Both Enforcement Officers and Sanitation Inspectors monitor hot spots which are defined as an illegal areas where residents or businesses dispose of their garbage.

The Enforcement Officers are authorized to issue littering tickets to those who are caught committing any littering offences.

Please feel free to contact our Sanitation Department at 227-2308 or 227-7236 Ext. 226 to report any illegal offenses as it relates to garbage or for other sanitation assistance.


  • Sanitation Councillor: Kaya Cattouse
  • Sanitation Manager: Simeon Alvarez Jr.
  • Email address: sanitation@belizecitycouncil.org