In most of Peru, you will see municipally employed "street sweepers" armed with a broom and a garbage can. They are usually vested in green with a fisherman's hat. They roam the streets and clean up the mess that gets left behind. read more
There are no or very few public trash containers in Peru in general. People just through things away on the streets, sad but true. The reason is probably due to poor funding and corruption plus bad mentality. This is the case in many third world countries obviously. read more