La Paz mobilizes over 600 people to collect accumulated garbage amid company dispute

The La Paz municipality has launched an emergency plan to tackle the growing garbage problem, mobilizing over 600 independent workers to clear accumulated waste. This initiative, known as the Emergency Plan for Sanitation Management (PEGA), comes amid an ongoing conflict with private companies responsible for urban cleaning, who are demanding a readjustment of their service fees. The mobilized workers will receive direct remuneration for their efforts in cleaning the streets and protecting public health. Mayor César Dockweiler stated that the program aims to clean the city and appealed for patience from residents. He clarified that the municipality is undertaking this task because the contracted companies have interrupted their services. Several garbage trucks and vans have been deployed, with more municipal vehicles expected to join the collection efforts across different zones. The Assembly of La Paz is scheduled to meet soon to discuss the ongoing conflict.

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Dear neighbors, we want to ask you, please, to have a little patience. It is not the fault of the Municipal Government, we would not have to be doing this work because it is the responsibility of the companies that decided not to continue and interrupted the service.