Garbage

Small Argentine Town Becoming Waste Dumping Ground

By Fabiana Frayssinet
While the magnificent samba schools of Brazil were getting ready for the grand carnival in Rio de Janeiro, a modest carnival troupe toured a small Argentine town to draw attention to an urban problem that has brought the central province of Córdoba to the brink of environmental disaster: garbage.

An Argentine Town that ‘Celebrates’ Garbage

By Fabiana Frayssinet
Towns traditionally celebrate their most characteristic aspect. So the town of Bouwer in central Argentina decided to “celebrate” garbage.

Zero Garbage Plan Tied to Fate of Ousted Bogotá Mayor

By Constanza Vieira
The ousted left-wing mayor of the Colombian capital, Gustavo Petro, is a casualty of the battle over the introduction of a Zero Garbage programme, which had included thousands of informal recyclers in the waste disposal business.

New York Wants Your Potato Peels

By Kim-Jenna Jurriaans
Ask a random New Yorker what their city is famous for and “composting” is about as likely to make the list as “cheap housing” and “warm winters”. But if it is up to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, this will soon change.


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