Mountains of waste on the banks of the Las Vacas river in Guatemala. Reuters
Piles of rubbish on the banks of the polluted Las Vacas river, in Chinautla, Guatemala. Dutch NGO The Ocean Cleanup will install a giant metal fence called an 'interceptor', to catch thousands of tonnes of plastic waste generated in Guatemala City to prevent it from flowing into the Caribbean Sea. AFP
Boyan Slat, founder and chief executive of The Ocean Cleanup, on the banks of the Las Vacas river in Guatemala, a tributary of the extensive Motagua river. AFP
Plastic bottles and other waste choke the waters of the Las Vacas river in Guatemala. AFP
Rubbish covers the banks of the Las Vacas river. AFP
A bridge over the river in Chinautla, on the outskirts of Guatemala City. The Ocean Cleanup project faces unique seasonal challenges that include huge volumes of waste and high water pressure during the rainy season. AP Photo
Here the river, described by the NGO as one of the most polluted in the world, flows beneath a bridge in Santa Cruz, Chinautla. 'Our mission is to rid the oceans of garbage and that is why we are working on one of the most polluting watersheds in the world and turning it into one of the cleanest', Boyan Slat said. EPA
Dutch environmentalists from The Ocean Cleanup plan to transform the heavily polluted river. EPA
Mountains of waste on the banks of the Las Vacas river in Guatemala. Reuters
Piles of rubbish on the banks of the polluted Las Vacas river, in Chinautla, Guatemala. Dutch NGO The Ocean Cleanup will install a giant metal fence called an 'interceptor', to catch thousands of tonnes of plastic waste generated in Guatemala City to prevent it from flowing into the Caribbean Sea. AFP
Boyan Slat, founder and chief executive of The Ocean Cleanup, on the banks of the Las Vacas river in Guatemala, a tributary of the extensive Motagua river. AFP
Plastic bottles and other waste choke the waters of the Las Vacas river in Guatemala. AFP
Rubbish covers the banks of the Las Vacas river. AFP
A bridge over the river in Chinautla, on the outskirts of Guatemala City. The Ocean Cleanup project faces unique seasonal challenges that include huge volumes of waste and high water pressure during the rainy season. AP Photo
Here the river, described by the NGO as one of the most polluted in the world, flows beneath a bridge in Santa Cruz, Chinautla. 'Our mission is to rid the oceans of garbage and that is why we are working on one of the most polluting watersheds in the world and turning it into one of the cleanest', Boyan Slat said. EPA
Dutch environmentalists from The Ocean Cleanup plan to transform the heavily polluted river. EPA
Mountains of waste on the banks of the Las Vacas river in Guatemala. Reuters
