The Request describes environmental harm to the community, their patrimony, and economic activities (with a differentiated impact to the livelihoods of women), as well as to the Requester’s health, due to the future construction and operation of a regional garbage dump/landfill in an area close to lagoons and water sources.

Specifically, the Requesters warn of a substantial and direct harm in the area of impact of the Project due to the contamination of water basins; the irreversible destruction of biodiversity and severe damage to two large wetlands and arable land. They add that the operation of the garbage dump will have as a consequence the depreciation of the land value and a negative impact on productive activity in fields (agricultural production, organic crops, beekeeping, etc. with differentiated effects and more concentrated for women who own businesses and real estate in the area). Likewise, they alleged the eventual deterioration in the community’s health, given that now they would have to live near waste; and even they would possibly be forced to abandon their activities in the impacted zone (schools, housing, community centers, jobs, etc.).

They also inform that the selection of the plot for the garbage dump was improvised, without the corresponding permits from the landowners and without an adequate analysis of alternatives and / or with environmental, social, and anthropic studies, with complete information on all negative impacts for the community.

Finally, they warned about the lack of public information about the Project and adequate public consultations in accordance with IDB Policies to give consent, by the affected population, for the landfill`s construction.