Bolivia: Large pollution and plastic clear up operation of lake Uru Uru underway

Subscribe to our channel A huge scale cleanup operation was underway to clear the UruUru lake of plastic and pollution, as seen on Thursday, in Bolivia s Oruro Department. Tonnes of waste can be seen collected, loaded onto lorries and transported away from the site recycling points. Environmental activist Marcos Chavez Flores said he expected the operation to take a long time. There was a lot of plastic to collect which will not end today nor tomorrow, it will take a long time to clean it, he said. Volunteer Alicia Quisa, said her goal was to sort the pollution out, and dispose of it properly. It is easy to consume and then get rid of it. We are searching for packages that are recyclable, or reusable, or those that are easy to degrade, those that are more environmentfriendly, she added. Since 2016, the lake has been suffering from a significant draught with an increasing contamination level due to neighbouring industrial sites and plastic waste. , Bolivia, UruUru, Pollution