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06-24-2008, 05:10 PM
Trash has become the main pollutant in the DR. Environmental Minister Omar Ramirez says the DR produces 6,000 tons of trash per day on average. Ramirez made his comments during the opening of the "Waste Management Workshop" sponsored by Red Girasol and the German cooperation agency GTZ. During the conference representatives from 70 environmental groups will be trained in sanitation issues. Ramirez says that the country will soon have the capacity to convert waste into energy, as is done in other nations. The Minister added that the DR needs to look for technological solutions as well as solutions that are economically viable, environmentally sustainable and socially acceptable.
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