# Puerto Plata closes open-air landfill with new plant

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Published: 2026-09-20T15:16:43.677Z
Modified: 2026-09-20T15:16:43.677Z
Author: Joan Sanz
Topics: Turismo e Infraestructura
Summary: Abinader opens the Jaime Manuel Camps recycling and sanitary landfill in Puerto Plata, the step needed to move the destination's solid waste out of the open air.

## Article

President Luis Abinader led the inauguration this Friday of the **Jaime Manuel Camps recycling plant and sanitary landfill** in Puerto Plata, as reported by [Dominican Today](https://dominicantoday.com/abinader-inaugurates-puerto-plata-plant-to-end-open-air-landfill/). The goal is direct: end the open-air solid waste disposal model that polluted the area for years.

For a destination competing for visitors in the north, this is more than a sanitation project. It is tourism infrastructure. Puerto Plata takes in cruises, beach hotels and a growing investment pipeline, and all of that rests on basic services the visitor does not see but does notice. Closing the open-air landfill is the kind of decision that protects the experience and, above all, the long-term value of the destination.

The read for the sector is clear: **investing in waste management is investing in competitiveness**. Anyone with a hotel or a project on the north coast should read this inauguration as a signal, public infrastructure starting to match private business. Day-to-day maintenance is still the missing piece, the part that truly decides whether the change holds. But the start is in place.

## Sources

- Dominican Today: https://dominicantoday.com/abinader-inaugurates-puerto-plata-plant-to-end-open-air-landfill/

## Citation

Puerto Plata closes open-air landfill with new plant. Turismo News. 2026-09-20. https://turismo.news/en/digest/puerto-plata-recycling-sanitary-landfill-plant