The Blacksmith Institute, in its second annual report, found that the top ten worst polluting sites in the world are in developing countries. The institute ranks places according to the scale and toxicity of the pollution and on the numbers of people at risk, particularly focusing on the health impact of children. And surprisingly, Argentina figured in the organsition’s new ‘Dirty Thirty’ list for the first time.

The first recycling classification plant in Buenos Aires, which celebrated its one-year anniversary in May, is still working far below its projected capacity. The plant, in barrio Bajo Flores, has the infrastructure to receive 120 tonnes of waste a day with a workforce of up to 180 people. However, it currently employs 30 and receives three tonnes of waste a day, one of which is recyclable.