Household waste and wastewater dumped in the middle of nature

A gleaming exterior and an interior full of filth! Anyone who has visited Souk Khemis Aït Ouafkka can easily see that the latter clearly reflects this contrasted image which says a lot about the idea one has of cleanliness and environmental protection in this small rural village. Indeed, all along the axis crossing the souk and which constitutes its main artery, cleaning and "all nickel" reign as masters of the place. However, it is enough to take a few steps behind the buildings on the edge of the road towards the neighbouring village of Doutemanroute to see that this aspect is quickly nailed to the pillory! The place looks like a receptacle where rubbish hideously squats in the spaces and litters the ground. Plastic bags, milk cartons, yoghurt packaging, vegetable and fruit peelings, poultry plumage and entrails, livestock droppings, … the spectacle is akin to a real Augean stable. On…