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Puerto Plata announces definite solution to its garbage

Photo: El Caribe

The Municipality of Puerto Plata, the Dominican Municipal League and Dominicana Limpia reached an agreement for the technical closure of the current garbage dump and the construction of a sanitary landfill in Puerto Plata.

As reported, the initiative will be funded by RD$250 million from the central government and will be carried out in different phases over the next eight months. It is being described as an integral definitive solution.

Mayor Walter Musa said that the chosen site meets technical recommendations. He admitted that delays in reaching a solution to garbage treatment had resulted in that cruise ships avoiding docking at the Amber Cove cruise ship port in Puerto Plata.

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27 March 2019