Overview
- The latest municipal quarterly report lists 442 basurales across the city, with about 60% re-forming despite repeated cleanups.
- The tally rose 14% from the previous quarter and 29% versus six months earlier, underscoring a worsening trend under the ongoing environmental emergency.
- Environment secretary Julieta Migliavacca says the city has 265 active sites and has eradicated 40% of dumps, a figure that diverges from the quarterly count sent to the council.
- The Separá program expanded beyond the downtown area and recorded a 17% quarterly increase in source-separated recyclables delivered to recuperadores urbanos.
- City efforts include AI-enabled cameras, patrols by the Brigada Ambiental Municipal with sirens and loudspeakers, and GPS plus truck cameras to oversee collection companies, while officials cite vandalism and weak citizen adherence as key obstacles.