Plastic Waste and Human Health Effects in Guatemala

"The intervention consists of educational working group (WG) sessions over 12 weeks. Eight core modules discussing essential elements (such as main problems of solid waste management, health effects of exposure to burning plastic, sustainable alternatives to plastic litter) and four periphery modules to help identify community-driven interventions to reduce plastic burning in household fires, consume less plastic, recycle, and repurpose plastic, will be held.~Participants will prioritize one task that can be attained in the next 9 months, with the guidance of community workers (promotoras), such as:~* engaging in a community clean-up~* starting an organic compost pile free of plastic waste~* training on community recycling, focusing on plastics recycling~* making organic soaps, to use for personal grooming or washing clothes, eliminating plastic packaging~* creating materials out of plastic, like bottle planters"