Bruce,
I wish I could answer whether SVO is being collected, filtered and recycled as biofuel in the DR, but I can't yet, so I'm hoping another DR1er will know. We've been collecting info & contacts for a
Green Team blog series on biofuels & the DR, but we're still in early stages.
I do know that the recycling of vegetable oils is gaining advocates and legal support in Argentina, Brazil and Peru. For some briefs on this, check:
http://www.temasactuales.com/whats_n...hp?news_id=489
http://www.temasactuales.com/whats_n...hp?news_id=754
IPES of Peru had an interesting experiment on cooking oil collection and recycling in Lima involving micro-businesses (food stands, small restaurants, etc.). I have a copy somewhere in my archives of a presentation on this made to a conference I attended in 2001, but I can't find it on their website.
Regards,
Keith