RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia’s Uru Uru lake is more plastic than water, with discarded bottles, containers, toys, and tires stretching out towards the horizon, a dystopian image reflecting years of human pollution and the scar of climate change.
The highland lake in the Oruro Department of western Bolivia suffered a major drought in 2016 that drastically lowered its water levels, while rivers that flow into it have deposited mountains of plastic waste in its waters over years.
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