Volunteers remove eight tons of waste from the Mantaro river in Peru
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The National Water Authority (ANA) and local volunteers removed more than eight tons of solid waste and construction debris from 2,000 square meters of the Mantaro River's marginal strip in the Junín region of Peru.
The cleanup took place between the La Breña and Los Ángeles bridges within the El Tambo and Pilcomayo districts. Volunteers from the Hatari Wanka and 360 groups at the Universidad Peruana Los Andes joined local residents to collect items like tires, windshields, plastics, and cardboard.
The district municipalities of El Tambo and Pilcomayo provided collection vehicles to transport the gathered waste away from the river. The ANA organized the event as part of the Mantaro River Month to restore natural water sources and promote environmental care. Officials urged residents to stop using the river banks as informal dumpsites and emphasized that permanent participation from the community and authorities is necessary to maintain the area.
