Omar Orellana
Omar Orellana is a former director of the Authority for the Sustainable Management of the Amatitlán Lake Basin (Amsa), having served from 2015 to 2020. He has been vocal about the urgent need to close the Amatitlán landfill, which he argues has exceeded its capacity and life span since 2014. Orellana emphasizes that without a viable alternative for waste disposal, the landfill's ongoing operation poses significant environmental risks, including recurrent fires fueled by methane accumulation.
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Omar Orellana, former director of the Authority for Sustainable Management of the Amatitlán Lake Basin, explains the challenges in closing the landfill.
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