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Political event in Tlatelolco leaves 2.5 tonnes of rubbish, Cuauhtémoc officials complain

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Cuauhtémoc officials collected more than 2,500 kilograms of rubbish after a political event at Tlatelolco's Plaza de las Tres Culturas.
  • The borough said the amount represented a more than 31% increase over regular collection in the area and followed complaints from residents.
  • Mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega criticized organizers for not taking responsibility for the cleanup.

More than 2,500 kilograms of rubbish remained after a political event at Mexico City's Plaza de las Tres Culturas and its surrounding areas, according to the Cuauhtémoc borough government.

The borough said the figure represented an increase of more than 31% compared with regular collection in the area. Following complaints from residents, the General Directorate of Urban Services sent crews to clean the plaza and nearby streets.

Cuauhtémoc mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega criticized the event's organizers for failing to take responsibility for the cleanup. "In Cuauhtémoc everyone is welcome, but whoever uses public space must also respect it," she wrote on social media, thanking municipal workers for cleaning the area.

The borough said its sanitation staff collected 10,126 tonnes of waste during the previous week. Of that total, 1,705 tonnes came from open-air dumps and 8,421 tonnes from regular collection routes.

In Cuauhtémoc everyone is welcome, but whoever uses public space must also respect it. We respond.

· Alessandra Rojo de la VegaThe borough mayor criticized organizers and defended the cleanup response.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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