The city councils for the National District and Santo Domingo East favor a public tender to find a company to run the solid waste dump for the Santo Domingo North city council (ASDN) at Duquesa. They say that this represents an excellent option for resolving Greater Santo Domingo’s garbage problem. Santo Domingo East city council secretary general Juan Lopez told Diario Libre that “Santo Domingo North does not have the economic or technical capacity to resolve the Duquesa problem; because of this we believe that a good tender process, although it will take some time, will guarantee a long-term investment.”
Meanwhile, the National District city council secretary general, Andres Navarro, said that “the solution to the systemic refuse problem in Greater Santo Domingo will not be resolved until there are qualified personnel at the landfill. Therefore, any initiative by the ASDN aimed at providing Duquesa with a management facility will be supported by the National District city council.” Regarding the hearing into the background of the lawsuit filed by the Lajun Corporation, which used to manage the dumpsite for the ASDN, both Lajun and the city council have confirmed that the court had still not reached a decision. Max Da Silva, the former manager of Duquesa before it was taken over by the ASDN, said that the lawsuit had yet to be heard, “and the land on which the dumpsite is located is ours.” On the other hand, the judicial advisor for the ASDN, Carlos Ortiz, pointed out that “although the lawsuit has not been settled, there is no way that the Lajun Corporation can retake the contract.”