River of Trash Flows Through Guatemala

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Sea Save Foundation

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A river of trash flows through Chimaltenango, Guatemala, in a video taken in September. A city upstream “hides” its garbage, and during the rainy season, the trash flows downstream. Locals depend on this river for drinking water. A quarter of Guatemalans, and up to 50 percent in rural areas, don’t have access to clean drinking water.

Read more here (story #6).

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