TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SALLY MAIRS and DARKO DURIDANSKI
This picture taken on January 15, 2021, shows an illegal dumpsite near the village of Aracinovo, near Skopje. - The Western Balkans are home to some of Europe's wildest rivers and most pristine tracts of nature. But failing waste management systems across the region are threatening the environment and public health. Heavy rains in January highlighted the problem after floods swept garbage from roadsides and other illegal dumps into rivers. (Photo by Robert ATANASOVSKI / AFP)