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04-09-2008, 05:30 PM
The new sanitary landfill site, constructed to replace the open-air garbage dump in Rafey, Santiago de los Caballeros, is now in operation. The project, which involved a RD$300 million investment, is expected to reduce local pollution by 98%. It has taken six months of work to bring the project on line, and is one of a series of projects suggested by ecological and conservationist groups with a view to improving the lives of local residents. Part of the area occupied by the old dump will be turned into a forest. With the arrival of new heavy equipment from the United States, problems with bad odors and smoke in the area have diminished by about 90%, according to locals. The project was partly funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency. It is expected that the recycling process will lead to the creation of several hundred jobs. A methane gas plant is also expected to begin installation.
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