Waste

Chaco: Rural plastic waste turned into employment and sustainable development

In the Chaco mountain range, an area marked by agricultural expansion and lack of infrastructure, an initiative with real environmental and social impact emerged. The company Pampa Limpia Argentina Sostenible (PLAS) is dedicated to recycling rural plastic waste. This is...

From trash to essential tool for nature: Peuma transforms waste into fertile soil.

During the last seven months, the waste recovery plant of **Peuma** managed to produce **30 tons of compost**, a natural and ecological fertilizer made **(https://noticiasambientales.com/compromiso-ambiental/rafaela-apuesta-por-el-compostaje-presentacion-de-la-campana-mil-composteras/)** such as fruit peels, yerba mate leftovers, and leaves. The obtained compost will be...

Bariloche removes 500 tons of waste through a free container campaign

Since March, the municipality of Bariloche has implemented a campaign of free containers, managing to collect 500 tons of waste. The initiative marks a difference from the previous management, where the rental of dumpsters had a cost for residents. Now,...

Mendoza: Over 500 tons of trash removed from Canal Papagayos

Since the beginning of the year, the Municipality of the City of Mendoza has carried out cleaning operations in the Papagayos Canal. Thanks to this, they have already removed more than 500 tons of waste. The objective is to keep...

How many open-air landfills are there in all of Argentina?

How many are there? Where are they? What size do they have? How much waste do they accumulate? The People's Defender seeks to answer these questions with the first mapping of open-air dumps throughout the Argentine territory. The initiative...

Mendoza: Almost 900 barrels of human waste must be removed from Cerro Aconcagua.

The **Subsecretariat of Environment of Mendoza** has recently awarded the **tender** for the transfer of **almost 900 drums of fecal matter** from **Cerro Aconcagua**, corresponding to the 2024/2025 season. This process aims to ensure the correct **waste management**, avoiding negative...

Waste management in Chile: This is the app that turns recycling into a “delivery” system.

In an effort to optimize the recycling process and promote the circular economy, students from the University Autónoma Sede Talca (Chile) have developed Recicleitor, an application that allows connecting three key actors in waste management: - **Collaborating households**, who separate...

The Province of Buenos Aires and UNLP will recycle lithium batteries

The Ministry of Environment of the Province of Buenos Aires and the National University of La Plata (**UNLP**) will **recycle lithium batteries**. The head of the ministry, **Daniela Vilar**, met with the dean of the Faculty of Exact Sciences, **Mauricio...

RBMar: the project studying the impact of marine litter in the Canary Islands

The organization **SEO/BirdLife** is developing an innovative project to analyze the **impact of marine litter** in coastal and marine areas of the **Biosphere Reserves of Gran Canaria**, Lanzarote, the Chinijo Archipelago, La Palma, and El Hierro. Under the name of...

Mendoza: Electronic waste collection campaign arrives in Guaymallén

This Wednesday, a campaign for the collection of electronic waste is taking place in Guaymallén, Mendoza. It is part of the actions for Earth Week, organized by the Municipality, in conjunction with the company Reciclarg. Electronic waste collection in Guaymallén: when...

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The environmental legacy of José “Pepe” Mujica: “We are devouring life”

José "Pepe" Mujica, former president of Uruguay who passed away on Tuesday, left an environmental legacy for the Latin...