Bay of Guanabara , which used to be one of the cleanest in Rio de Janeiro.

In Rio de Janeiro, closed one of the largest in the world and the largest in Latin America landfill in the open air Jardim Gramacho (Jardim Gramacho), said on Saturday , June two , Associated Press.The landfill is located in the municipality of Duque de Caxias , (Duque de Caxias), which is included in the agglomeration of Rio de Janeiro.It existed on this spot thirty-four years.Every day the dump was taken to up to nine thousand tons of garbage.In Jardim Gramacho worked more than one,seven hundred people who were involved in that were collected garbage, recyclable .Now cborschiki debris discharged will receive from the authorities of the compensation , but the new jobs they will likely not be granted .In place of the landfill facility will be established to convert the greenhouse gas emissions from rotting garbage into fuel.With a plan to heat the house , as it will be used as fuel for cars.Environmentalists say that due to the contaminated landfill Zhadrim Gramacho was Beach in the Bay of Guanabara , which used to be one of the cleanest in Rio de Janeiro.Closing Jardim Gramacho was postponed several times .It is believed that this event is associated with the preparation of Rio de Janeiro to the " Rio +twenty " ( UN Conference on Sustainable Development , dedicated to environmental issues ) , as well as hosting the World Cup in two thousand and fourteen .Residents of many developing countries are working in garbage dumps , like Brazil .Large open-air dumps , in particular , exist in Guatemala , Cambodia , India, Mexico.