Puerto Plata takes the challenge of becoming the first province to recycle. The effort has the support of Puerto Plata city Mayor Walter Musa. The project is lead by Rosa Maria Garcia, Kitty Heinsen and representatives of public and private entities, church, schools and civic societies, including Mision Joven. Garcia said the project seeks to change the way people see garbage as garbage and instead that garbage be seen as material that may be transformed into reusable goods.
“Puerto Plata is a clean city and with this project we take advantage of that and go one step further to educate on the management of waste, care for our environment and avoiding the consequences that, obviously, affect and will continue to affect our environment more and more,” said Garcia. She highlighted: “That is why we put this program today in the hands of current and future generations of our country, to turn Puerto Plata into the first province that recycles in the Dominican Republic.”
Heinsen said selective separation trials, environmental communication campaigns, debates, film forum, participatory cleaning of degraded areas, door-to-door awareness and programs in schools will be carried out.
Also taking leadership in the effort are business people Nelson Katulo, Lilian Russo, Jacqueline Guzmán, Elvis Peralta and Tery Correa.
18 December 2018
