The Project to Modify the General Law of Comprehensive Management and Co-processing of Solid Waste (Law 225-20) establishes unifying the collection of garbage with the electricity bill of electricity distribution companies.
Article 143 states that “city councils and municipal district boards will carry out the mandatory collection for urban solid waste collection services through the billing and collection of the electric energy service, guaranteeing the independence of the amounts billed for the provision.” of each service, according to their real and total costs.”
It indicates that the energy distribution companies must deliver the full amount of these collection and final disposal services to the Sustainable DO Trust, “who, in turn, will be in charge of repayment to the city councils and municipal district boards.”
Explains that this will not include those private collection agreements and special waste management, which will be managed under private agreements.
Last Tuesday, the Senate approved the bill in two readings and all that remains is for it to be known by the Chamber of Deputies.
The Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD), through its executive vice president, Mario Pujols, criticized that the piece was approved in a surprising manner, without first carrying out due consultation with the key actors in the sector.
Since 2021, the Dominican Municipal League has been a champion of unifying the collection of garbage with the electricity bill of electricity distributors.
