Only 2 percent of Peru’s trash recycled, much burned or dumped into sea

Only 2 percent of trash in Peru is recycled, while 61 percent ends up in open dumps, 12 percent is burned and 3 percent is thrown into rivers, lakes and the ocean, according to the non-governmental organization Citizens of the Day, or CAD. According to CAD’s recently published report, 83 percent of Peru’s cities, towns [...]