An Average of 4,000 Tons of Garbage a Day Are Generated in El Salvador

More than 4200 tons of solid waste are produced daily in El Salvador, according to data from the Ministry of the Environment, but only about 3,000 tons are collected and taken to landfills, the rest end up in rivers, ravines or streets, the accumulation of these wastes causes pollution and in the rainy season causes floods because the drainage systems are obstructed. In the early days of the rainy season floods have been reported in different se…