NewsWhore
07-30-2007, 04:30 PM
A RD$30 million investment has brought two recycling plants to the Rafey Refuse Dump outside Santiago. One of the plants, which was installed by a Chinese company 10 months ago, is now processing as much as 20 tons of plastic per day. They have sold RD$20 million so far. Another facility was installed by a Colombian company, Forem's, with the capacity to pack as much as 13 tons of recycled material per day. More than 50 people work in both companies. The recycled material is sold to the United States, Canada and Hong Kong as well as to one facility in Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo. Each exported ton is worth about US$50 and each ton sold in the country is worth about RD$1,000. Forem's exports as much as 100 tons of material each week, and since their installation, both plants have exported recycled materials worth US$500,000. As a result of the interest in recycled plastics, the number of informal "divers" earning a living at the garbage site has increased significantly. Before the recyclers were installed, there were 150 searchers, but now there are at least 400. The Cibao Ecological Society (SOECI) told reporters that it approves of the initiative.
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