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

Officials cast the timed, 15‑minute, multi‑site effort as a springboard for sustained cleanups across the State of Mexico.

jornada de limpieza más grande realizada en Ecatepec
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Overview

  • Guinness judge Alfredo Arista Rueda certified the total and presented the certificate to Mayor Azucena Cisneros as Governor Delfina Gómez took part in the cleanup.
  • The new mark surpasses the 2018 record of 146,700 set in Tokyo’s Minato district for simultaneous trash collection.
  • Whistles sounded at 10:00 for a coordinated 15‑minute collection across hundreds of locations, with waste sorted into designated bags under on‑site verification by Guinness personnel.
  • Preliminary reports cited participation of roughly 160,000 to about 170,000 people, but the official Guinness count confirmed 148,525 simultaneous participants.
  • Authorities tied the record attempt to the Limpiemos Nuestro EdoMéx initiative and broader development plans, noting Ecatepec’s fines of up to 11,314 pesos for littering to discourage future dumping.