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Ecatepec Sets Guinness Record With 148,525 People Collecting Trash Simultaneously

Guinness certified the count after a synchronized 15‑minute sweep across 302 sites, a template officials plan to replicate as part of broader municipal recovery programs.

Overview

  • Guinness adjudicator Alfredo Arista Rueda presented the official certificate to Mayor Azucena Cisneros, confirming 148,525 participants.
  • The effort began at 10:00 a.m. with whistles signaling 15 minutes of collection across 302 locations, including stretches of the Gran Canal, with waste separated into designated bags.
  • Governor Delfina Gómez and Mayor Cisneros led volunteers from community groups and multiple levels of government, removing items such as tires, furniture and plastics.
  • The certified tally surpasses the 2018 benchmark of 146,700 set in Minato, Tokyo, despite some outlets reporting higher preliminary figures of roughly 160,000 to 170,000.
  • Authorities framed the action within the Limpiemos Nuestro EdoMéx initiative and the Plan Integral para el Oriente del Estado de México, with commitments to repeat the model in other municipalities.