Guatemalan community tackles plastic waste in mountain towns

A Jalapa-area village is organizing residents to collect and manage plastic pollution affecting their environment and water systems.

First covered Aug 27, 2026 · 3:40 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Guatemalan community tackles plastic waste in mountain towns — Image via insideclimatenews.org

Coverage

30d Inside Climate News Empoderando a las comunidades guatemaltecas afectadas por el plástico — Read this article in English. Esta historia cuenta con el apoyo del Centro Pulitzer. JALAPA, Guatemala—En una tarde calurosa y bochornosa, en el pequeño pueblo…

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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Household polluting cooking fuels and adverse birth outcomes: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

More coverage from around the web

link.springer.com A village-level cluster randomized controlled implementation trial to measure the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention aiming to reduce women’s exposures to household plastic waste burning in rural Guatemala: study protocol for the Ecolectivos trial | Trials | Springer Nature Link

sciencedirect.com Plastic waste generation and emissions from the domestic open burning of plastic waste in Guatemala - ScienceDirect

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov A village-level cluster randomized controlled implementation trial to measure the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention aiming to reduce women's exposures to household plastic waste burning in rural Guatemala: study protocol for the Ecolectivos trial - PubMed

researchgate.net (PDF) Plastic waste generation and emissions from the domestic open burning of plastic waste in Guatemala

centerwatch.com Plastic Waste and Human Health Effects in Guatemala | Clinical Research Trial Listing

Appeared in: 2026-08-28 (#17)

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