The Dominican Republic needs the military to protect it's borders from military invasion. The military provides jobs and gives meaning and purpose to many Dominican men and women. The military do not have the right to vote. The military maintain the political leaders in power and safe from overthrow (as long as things are going well). The cleanest places in the Dominican Republic are the military bases and forts. The military is used to clean and plant trees along the Autopista Duarte.
Sorry guys, read it in DR1 that they have already given the rights to build your waste material powered electrical generating plant in Santo Domingo to some other enterprising fellows. Maybe someday the folks will begin to view garbage as something that can be eliminated and controlled. Until then I will try to be positive about the little spots of clean/green I encounter around the military base where I walk in the mornings.