Having said that, things have improved dramatically over the 12 years I have been here. Previously, the smell of burning plastic was frequent and it was usual to see piles of smouldering trash in back yards. Today, the municipality provides excellent and scheduled garbage collection service. People with large amounts of trash can order a dumpster, delivered and picked up, for $50 pesos. An amazing service.
Of course you are right - burning trash is bad for human health and pumps greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The good news is that
a growing number of people here have figured that out. Be patient - Mexico is still a developing country.
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