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08-06-2008, 03:00 PM
Frank Rainieri, president of the Puntacana Group, believes that garbage provides opportunities for preserving the environment and creating jobs, as he yesterday told the audience gathered at President Leonel Fernandez's think tank, the Global Foundation for a presentation on the group's solid waste management plan. Puntacana Group is proposing that the government and private sector unite in a "green alliance" and develop a nationwide garbage usage plan. The company, that owns and operates the Punta Cana International Airport that alone generates 1,586 metric tons of garbage a year (of which 985 are recycled and 602 are incinerated) has been able to cut their garbage disposal costs, that previously were at US$200,000 a year, by 56%. The recycled material is sold generating new revenue, and organic fertilizer is generated for their golf course and gardens. Garbage is incinerated, the ashes used as fertilizer, and organic garbage is also converted to fertilizer by worms, as reported in El Caribe. Garbage is also used to generate 230 kilowatts of electricity.
He suggested that the government could offer fiscal incentives to stimulate others to invest in solid waste recycling equipment. Rainieri reminded the audience that when the company decided to import low-consumption light bulbs to replace the incandescent bulbs in thousands of homes, they had to pay more taxes on the new bulbs than for the traditional high consumption bulbs.
Program director, sanitary engineer Victor Ojeda presented the program. He recommended that the government implement policies to reduce the amount of solid waste in the municipal dumps, as reported in Hoy. At the presentation, Julio Brache, president of the National Network of Corporations for Environmental Protection (Renaepa), motivated business owners and the government to study the Puntacana case.
Environment Minister Omar Ramirez gave his public support to the initiative. He also favored zero taxes on technologies that protect the environment.
For more on Punta Cana garbage program, see http://www.dr1.com/forums/environment/... (http://www.dr1.com/forums/environment/77588-responsible-tourism-puntacana-resort.html)
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He suggested that the government could offer fiscal incentives to stimulate others to invest in solid waste recycling equipment. Rainieri reminded the audience that when the company decided to import low-consumption light bulbs to replace the incandescent bulbs in thousands of homes, they had to pay more taxes on the new bulbs than for the traditional high consumption bulbs.
Program director, sanitary engineer Victor Ojeda presented the program. He recommended that the government implement policies to reduce the amount of solid waste in the municipal dumps, as reported in Hoy. At the presentation, Julio Brache, president of the National Network of Corporations for Environmental Protection (Renaepa), motivated business owners and the government to study the Puntacana case.
Environment Minister Omar Ramirez gave his public support to the initiative. He also favored zero taxes on technologies that protect the environment.
For more on Punta Cana garbage program, see http://www.dr1.com/forums/environment/... (http://www.dr1.com/forums/environment/77588-responsible-tourism-puntacana-resort.html)
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