PBI-Mexico accompanies protest at Profepa as the people of Cholula demand the closure of the Calpan landfill
PBI-Mexico has posted on Facebook:
“Today marks one year since the struggle of the Cholultec peoples in Puebla against the intermunicipal sanitary filling of San Pedro Cholula – Calpan. Yesterday, Thursday, March 20, PBI accompanied Frente De Pueblos Morelos Puebla Tlaxcala in the CDMX, in a peaceful protest demanding compliance with the definitive closure order issued on August 21, 2024 as well as the remediation of the damage caused by the sanitary filling, measures that had not yet been taken implemented.
During the day, acts of remembrance were held for the victims of the recent massive discovery of disappearances in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, and to raise awareness of the impunity that persists in cases of disappearances. From PBI, we continue to stand with those who struggle to find their loved ones, for the enlightenment of truth and for justice.”
E-Consulta also reports: “’The people of Cholula are not a garbage dump’ was the slogan with which activists and residents demonstrated this Thursday [March 20] on Insurgentes Avenue [“one of the most important thoroughfares”] in Mexico City, demanding the permanent closure of the Calpan landfill in San Pedro Cholula.”
“The protest began around 2:00 PM on that road, near Eje 7 Félix Cuevas, right in front of the offices of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa).”
The article adds: “Members of the Union of Peoples and Subdivisions Against the Landfill and in Defense of Water, the National Assembly for Water and Life, Peace Brigades International, the Committee on the Property of the People of Santa María Coapa, and the National Indigenous Congress attended the protest.”
E-Consulta also reports: “The protesters demanded that federal authorities sanction the company Pro-Faj, in charge of managing the landfill, due to its six-month delay in finalizing the closure, despite the closure resolution issued by Profepa (National Commission for the Protection of Public Health) in August of last year.”
“In response, agency personnel met with them to follow up on the necessary actions for the closure of the site, although they did not specify whether sanctions will be applied to the responsible company.”
Poder Noticia adds:
“#Findout Cholultecas demonstrate in front of #PROFEPA in CDMX.
The agency shared that it received the Union of Peoples of Cholula, Peace Brigades International and the Committee of Property of the People of Santa María Coapa, from #Puebla in a meeting led by Deputy Attorney General Gabriela Ortiz.
They reported that they will continue with the work necessary to carry out the closure and decommissioning of the #Cholula landfill.”
And Profepa posted on social media:
“A team from Profepa, headed by Deputy Attorney General Gabriela Ortiz, received the Union of Peoples of Cholula, the Peace Brigades International and the Committee of People’s Assets of Santa María Coapa, in Puebla, to give continuity to the necessary work to carry out the closure and closure of the Cholula landfill.”
Photo by Profepa.
Profepa orders definitive closure must begin within 10 days
Mas Noticias reports: “The Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) gave a maximum period of ten days to the company Pro-Faj Hidro Limpieza to begin the definitive closure of the intermunicipal landfill of Cholula. The determination was communicated on Thursday [March 20] afternoon by the Deputy Attorney General for Industrial Inspection of the federal government, Gabriela Ortíz Merino, to a group of residents of the surroundings of the solid waste deposit who held a protest on Insurgentes and Félix Cuevas avenues in the country’s capital.”
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