If you live in America and love guacamole, there is a good chance the avocados in your bowl came from Mexico. What is surprising is that the rules used to bring those avocados into the United States may also have helped clean up nearby waterways in Mexico.

In 2016, the U.S. began allowing avocado imports from across Mexico as long as the Mexican farms met the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s strict production standards

If you live in America and love guacamole, there is a good chance the avocados in your bowl came from Mexico. What is surprising is that the rules used to bring those avocados…