El Salvador: First Landfill Will Be Built in La Unión

The first landfill from a project to build six will be constructed in the department of La Unión.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

These initiatives are included in the National Program for Integral Solid Waste Management, recently unveiled by President Mauricio Funes.

Government authorities visited the department and met with local representatives at the Santa Rosa de Lima landfill, which will be used as a model for the rest of the dump.

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