For seven years, have fought against an illegal garbage dump located just a few blocks from their homes in the Segunda Ampliación Santiago Acahualtepec neighborhood of . Last June, a judge ruled in their favor and ordered the borough government to remove the accumulated waste and implement a formal garbage collection program.

However, the Iztapalapa Mayor’s Office has filed an appeal against the ruling. In its defense, the local government argues that the dump “does not exist” and that the plaintiffs failed to provide legal proof that they are residents of the affected street. Loading…

Alfonso González May, legal director of the Iztapalapa Mayor’s Office, confirmed in an interview that they were notified of the lawsuit on May 30, 2024, and that the judge ruled in favor of the resi

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