As part of the celebrations for the 12th anniversary of Machu Picchu as one of the New7Wonders of the World, the Municipality of Machu Picchu Pueblo, led by the NGO Inkaterra Asociación and Aje Group, decided to declare the Archaeological Complex as the First Sustainable Wonder of the World.
The Municipality donated a plastic compactor machine to process 7 tons of garbage per day; the Kitchen Oil Transformation Plant was inaugurated in Biodiesel and Organic Glycerin; and the last initiative was the inauguration of the first Organic Waste Treatment Plant that processes eight tons of garbage waste per day to generate bio-coal.
These initiatives aim to reduce the pollution of the Inca Trail, the Vilcanota River and the surroundings of the Wonder. In addition, they contribute to the agricultural productivity of ancestral populations in the Machu Picchu district.