Overview
- City crews and police cleared the Ameghino 1035 site under the Perito Moreno highway early Wednesday, deploying 20 Public Space agents with trucks, machinery and Red de Atención staff.
- Officials say the depot was operating without permission and returned the parcel to the General Directorate of Asset Administration to decide its future use.
- Jorge Macri cast the move as property-law enforcement and public-order policy, citing 553 properties recovered in two years under the current plan.
- El Amanecer de los Cartoneros and the MTE reject the illegality claim, asserting the city granted the site more than 15 years ago and that roughly 200 workers process over 100 tons monthly, including about 25 tons of textile scraps.
- Following the operation, Macri and Juan Grabois traded accusations on social media over the eviction and the broader approach to recyclers.