Public action and discussions on the location of waste management infrastructure in Cuetzalan, Puebla State, Mexico
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The growing generation of solid waste and the technical, operational and economic incapacity to manage it represent a challenge and a concern for local governments in Mexico, especially for the Municipality of Cuetzalan in Puebla state. This article explains the recent incorporation, in the Cuetzalan’s public agenda, of the proposal for a solid waste composting centre promoted by a group of experts linked to the National Waste Research and Advocacy Project. Findings from interviews with key informants and press releases suggest, from a public action approach, that this technical and accompaniment proposal has not materialised due to the absence of actual spaces for participation and the political-administrative interests of authorities and collectives around the proposal. The project’s decision-making process was vertical and did not promote consultation. The City Council saw society's political skills and organisational capacities as an obstacle rather than a resource.
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