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San José de las Matas.- The handling of trash in Dominican cities has always been a headache for authorities and citizens. Not even the higher income for the city councils from their financial autonomy since 1997 has changed that situation.
The country’s two biggest cities are examples of that problem where despite much talk of trash as is source of wealth and important raw material for a great variety of products and services including electricity generation, but the positive results have been only modest.
A waste management project advances in San José de las Matas with surprising results and perspective.
The City Council and the mayor Jorge Luis Bisono (Yoryi) began the “Zero Trash” program since they took office in August 2010, to turn the city into a waste management model, already reaching an adequate control which keeps the scenic city clean and the integration of citizens to that environmental and sanitary plan.
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Wonderful news of progress being made! I hope this serves as a pilot for others to follow.
Let's see now what the DR-Hating RoyStone has to say since he cannot bear anything DR good or bad.
Any household with a backyard, can recycle 100% of it's garbage. anything that rots can be used as fertilizer. Simply dig out a trench in the periphery of said yard, and dump your daily organic waste and cover with dirt as you go along. When one side gets totally full, plant a tree in it and watch it grow like crazy.
Alternately, one can build a compost heap. No need to worry about vermin or flies, as it generates a lot of heat as it decomposes. The end result are nutrients that plants and trees absorb and grow tall and healthy on. Cans and plastic can be recycled.
"What are the officials of this city doing that gets the people to handle their refuse properly and can it be expanded throughout the country?"
The officials are doing nothing. It is the mentality of the people. They are very progressive, civic minded and have a totally different perspective of what love of country means to them. And it is no coincidence and surprise this town happens to be in the Cibao.Que viva los Cibaenos !!!!
He dicho, cono.............!!!! Proud to be Cibaeno y Aguilucho, carajo........!!!!
He dicho, ¡Coño!.............!!!! Proud to be Cibaeno y Aguilucho, carajo........!!!!
Que lindo es Sajoma !!! Viva el Cibao!!!
http://www.google.com/search?q=IM....0CCMQsAQ&biw=1599&bih=800
Wow! lovely pictures! Thank you Trinitario.
Too bad what we see is the exception rather than the rule!
Still, it brings hope that someday, we may grasp the practicality and good reasoning for an unsoiled and neat way of life, nationwide.
Some on this forum contend that our people's attitude and even the genetic make-up, makes it practically impossible to change for the better. I'm glad to see they've been proven wrong!
With a little money and education, anything is possible......Even in the DR!!
Yes, certainly very nice pictures of the town of SAN JUAN DE LA MAGUANA. In fact there is a thread on the forum about this area. However, I hope we dont confuse it with SAN JOSE DE LAS MATAS. Among other things, these are two totally different towns on opposite extremes at least in terms geographical location.
http://www.elrinconmatero.com/ayuntamiento.htm
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=58624311