Monday, December 26, 2011

Trashing Mexico City

Yet another green initiative goes awry.

Mexico City’s largest landfill shut down on Monday, part of a planned shift to recycle more of the city’s garbage, but the green effort left piles of trash across the city. With locals complaining, garbage truck drivers counter that they’re unable to move as much trash as before since they’re having to drive farther to get rid of it.

The new system requires drivers to haul their trash 3 to 4 hours away from downtown, whereas previously it only took an hour. “The trucks take a while to get there,” driver Joel Gara Murillo told the city’s Canal 11 TV station.

On top of that, long lines have formed at the new transfer stations while the drivers and station workers get used to the new system.

(1) Comments
Posted by Owen at 2000 hrs
Foreign Affairs

  1. Whenever I hear stories like this I wonder who was behind this.  Was it the company who has the fuel contact with the city?  That’s burning a lot of extra fuel in the name of the environment.  I think the one thing we’ve learned is what “$$GREEN$$” truly means.  Maybe they’ll be getting Ethenol plants next.

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