Bogotá begins year clearing tonnes of curbside trash..

The Bogotá municipality cleared over 9,100 tonnes of trash, mostly building material, heavy items or broken furniture left on pavements through January 2026, or some 300 tonnes of débris dumped outside every day, the broadcaster Radio Santa Fe reported on 5 February. Over 2,200 tonnes of similar refuse and 500 tyres were separately cleared in the first week of February, the broadcaster reported on 8 February. This was almost as much as the 13,000 tonnes of refuse people deposited with mobile Ecopoints or municipal collection vans (Ecopuntos móviles, run by the UAESP or Special Administrative Unit for Public Services) throughout 2025. The city's 211 collection vans move around with advance notice so people will dispose of unwanted items correctly and prevent the city's notorious trash piles.