National Authorities Say the Lake’s Biggest Source of Contamination Is Plastic Bottles
The mayor of Oruro, David Choque, said the city will host a meeting to take action to clean the contaminated parts of Lake Uru Uru and the Tagarete River. Choque affirmed that the city has to raise awareness among its citizens to get them to stop throwing so much trash out.
The national government has said that the biggest source of contamination in the Tagarete River is plastic bottles. The government plans to carry out an inspection in the area and finance the construction of a recycling plant in an effort to mitigate some of the damage.
