Following the recent closure of the Estrutural dumpsite serving 5 million people in Brazil’s capital city, a partnership between the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) and ABRELPE - the Brazilian Association of Public Cleansing and Waste Management Companies - aims to ensure the closure of further dumpsites in the country.
The two organizations have taken their #closedumpsites campaign to Brazil, home to some of the world’s largest and most dangerous dumpsites.
ISWA is campaigning to close the 50 biggest dumpsites in the world, a major source of pollution to the environment and a health threat to millions of people. read more >>