AIRD has big worries on changes to solid waste law

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Law 225-20 covers the disposal of solid wastes, and the law was modified last week by the Senate. The changes brought forth comments from the Industrial Association of the Dominican Republic (AIRD) that now expresses “deep worries” about the effects of these changes.

The AIRD notes that the changes were made without any consultations with the major actors in this area, and could well have very serious effects on the smallest companies, called “mipymes” (micro-, small, and median-sized enterprises) since the new charges show increases from 140% up to 3,759%.

Mario Pujols, the executive vice president of the AIRD, told reporters that there was a serious lack of a dialogue during the legislative process and that a productive dialogue would have produced a “more balanced and fairer” set of regulations. Furthermore, according to the spokesperson for the association, neither...

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