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Originally Posted by cbelle
a lot of the links dont work is the information on waste laws out there?
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cbelle, thanks for reminding me. It's been awhile since I checked and fixed the links in this thread. As with any large collection of links, they need periodic checking/repair because sites go off the air, change web addresses, etc. It's a time-consuming job that I don't have much time for at the moment, but I'll put it on my to-do list and try to get them checked and updated very soon.
Regarding waste
laws, there are none
at the national level in the DR except the ancient one (
#218, adopted in 1984) on imports of wastes and/or hazardous substances and products [that's the one that was often cited when that fly ash was imported from Puerto Rico].
However there are a few norms (subsidiary legislation, not laws) regarding wastes, including:
Resolution 15-2009, on capturing biogas from landfills and "controlled dumps"
Resolution 2-2006 on hazardous substances and wastes
The
Environmental Norms for Non-Hazardous Wastes (2003)
Resolution 12-2003 approving the norms for municipal solid wastes
In addition,
Puerto Plata actually has a waste ordinance. My guess is that somewhere at some point a similar ordinance was passed by Santiago, but good luck finding it online.

It's been awhile since I checked around to see if the various municipalities making up Santo Domingo have ever passed such an ordinance -- I guess that goes on my "to do" list too.
Hope this helps.