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Waste incineration at Bordo Poniente would be "suicide" - expert

A new plan by Mexico city's federal district (DF) government to incinerate garbage at the Bordo Poniente landfill would have devastating effects on the environment and the population, local environmen...

• Argentina

   Córdoba launches recycling projects, plans waste-to-energy initiative

  Argentine Córdoba city started its new cardboard recycling initiative on November 5 with a budget of...   more

• Brazil

   Govt needs to promote environmental awareness - water expert

  The Brazilian government should pass legislation to increase environmental awareness as well as wate...   more

• Mexico

   Work begins on second stage of US$50mn Campeche pipeline

  Construction has begun on the second phase of the Chicbul-Carmen potable water pipeline in Mexico's ...   more

• Regional

   Roundup: Caribbean flood protection, drought mitigation

  Guyana's government must spend US$1bn on flood protection measures to protect the country's coastal ...   more

• Colombia, Mexico

   EPM, Siapa sign cooperation agreement

  Colombia's Medellín-based multi-utility EPM has signed a collaboration agreement with Mexico's Guada...   more

• Chile

   Energía Pacífico biomass plant to fire up next year

  Chilean company Energía Pacífico's biomass power cogeneration project is due to come online by end-2...   more

• Venezuela

   ANALYSIS: Water rationing throws revolutionary goals down the drain

  One of the strategic goals of President Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution is to establish equal ri...   more

• Peru

   Industrial wastewater treatment key to hydrological sustainability

  The proper treatment of industrial wastewater is essential to guarantee the sustainability of Peru's...   more

• Jamaica

   NSWMA ending dependency on subsidies - executive director

  Jamaica's National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is taking steps towards ending its depen...   more

• Argentina

   Govt to invest US$12.7mn to expand potable water in Tucumán

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández has signed an agreement with Tucumán governor José Alpernovic...   more

• Dominican R.

   Coraasan opens Villa González potable water plant

  The Dominican Republic's aqueduct and sewerage corporation in Santiago province, Coraasan, has opene...   more

• Dominican R.

   Inapa spending US$55mn on water, sanitation in eastern provinces

  Dominican Republic national water utility Inapa is investing 1.99bn pesos (US$55.1mn) in water and s...   more

• Brazil

   Copasa launches US$6.9mn tender for Nanuque's sewerage system

  Brazil's Minas Gerais state water utility Copasa (Bovespa: CSMG3) has launched an 11.9mn-real (US$6....   more

• Ecuador

   Senagua monitors 474 water concessions

  Ecuador's water regulator Senagua has inspected 474 water concessions as part of a plan to update th...   more

• Mexico

   More efficient use of resources needed for hydraulic infra - Semarnat

  Mexico needs to make more efficient use of resources designated for hydraulic infrastructure if it i...   more

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