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  1. In our block in Ajijic Amazon has made 3 deliveries in the last 7 days and not once did the driver have a face mask on when arriving at the door to deliver a package. Two days ago I stopped him on the street in front of my neighbors house to ask why no mask, he told me he has just finished lunch in his truck and forgot to put it on. Yesterday he made a delivery at my house and a worker received the package, same man, no mask. Unfortunately I was not there to snap his photo .. Does anyone have contact info for Amazon.. in the US I had a contact phone number that was invaluable in getting action on any problem with Amazon .. here I can't even find an email address, let alone a phone number..
  2. Ferret; at the Sat. function we will have handouts to illustrate what we can and cannot recycle at this point in our program .. there are some materials that could be recycled in some parts of the world but here in Central Mexico there is not a buyer so, unfortunately, they go to the dump.. one solution mentioned a lot in comments about our plastic crisis is to avoid plastic packaging, when you can. Glass and cardboard are 100% recyclable..
  3. Mexilady .. please don't give up on us .. this problem (burying plastics and contaminating the seas and ground waters with plastics) has been a long time developing .. and it is going to take at least a little time to remedy. We are the Citizens Committee, all volunteers, you as a citizen did you part in donating these 3 'cestos' .. most of the separation is done by volunteers, the shipments of the sorted material is done by my company truck and employee .. 90% of this program is citizen operated .. the ONLY part we still cannot handle is the pick up and that is where the government is handling it .. they are not keeping up with the tremendous success that the program has had .. it is very impressive to me to see how much plastic, glass and cardboard is being diverted from the dump and turned into useable material again (recycled). We have sold over 30 tons of material since last December.. 30 tons! What we urgently need is our own truck and crew to keep up with the collection .. at the upcoming event on Sat Oct 5 .. we just might be able to raise enough $$ to buy the truck .. then we need drivers .. little by little Mexilday we, the citizen volunteers are trying hard to solve this problem .. your patience is very much appreciated .. I will notify the government people responsible for picking up in your area to remind them again of your cestos and plead with them not to forget your area. I encourage you to join us Sat and/or send friends to show the government how important this program is to us .. I am determined to make this program work for my daughter and grandson who will have to live in this environment we destroyed during our productive years .. this is the telephone number at the Ajijic Delegation : 766-1760, they are the ones who schedule the pick up truck .. perhaps a little citizen input there might be effective .. they are short handed and the truck they use has other functions within their daily routine.. Tom Thompson
  4. Ferret; We have recycle bins (cestos) spread around Ajijic. The most convenient ones for you might be in the corner of the highway at Vinos America or the one in front of the LCS. The Vinos America 'cesto' is supposed to be emptied on Weds so Thursday might be a good day to take your items to that one. The LCS is scheduled to be emptied on Monday so, Tuesday would be a good day for that one. We encourage you to wash and flatted your plastic bottles. Thanks for your interest, we are continuing to add cestos around town .. the next one scheduled to be installed will be at the corner of 16 de Sept. and Donato Guerra (near the Posada Nueva).
  5. On October 5 the Lakeside Community will have it's first ever event to promote recycling in our area, in the 'south' grounds area of the Lake Chapala Society. The LCS has organized this event in coordination with the Ajijic Citizens Recycle Committee ( a pilot project of the Chapala Administration of Pres. Moises Anaya) and together we hope to offer an educational program and just have some fun too .. First the serious stuff.. The admission fee is one recyclable article .. an aluminum can, a plastic bottle (clean and flattened) or whatever you can bring along that we can recycle.. At 10am the day starts with a free coffee and pastry reception (while supplies last) .. we hope the mayor can join us for the official opening of the program at 10:30am. Beginning at 11am we will have a Spanish version of the Climate Reality presentation provided by the Guadalajara Chapter of the International program founded by former US Vice President Al Gore. Also at 11am will be an English orientation into "how, what and why" of recycling in Ajijic.. At 12 noon, the Climate Reality presentation will be given in English and the "how, what and why" will be given in Spanish. Not enough publicity has been given to the importance of the Climate Reality presentation and how fortunate we are that the International group has chosen this event at the LCS for it's first local visit .. Please encourage your Mexican friends to come at 11 for that program and of course all of you who can make it should do so too .. While both presentations are going on ( from aprox. 11am to 1pm) there will be games and recycle information presented to all the children that are present. Making recycling fun and rewarding will be the goal of this time period and hoping that teaching the children is the most effective way of getting this lifestyle change into the home life of all local families.. If you'd like to bring along a little 'prize' for the kids, please feel free to do so.. Sandy Britton, the LCS Vice President is heading up this effort..which will happen to the East of the Pavillion. Beginning at 1pm; we will offer free a selection of tasting foods (donated by 5 local restaurants) and a cash bar will open to everyone. At that point 'The Waynes' will provide music to lift the spirit and during the next few hours the fun part of the day sets in .. while enjoying the music, food and drink we have organized a wide variety of donated items to be auctioned off in 'silent' auctions and live auctions.. The auction offerings include; dinners at local restaurants (Cocinart, Tango, Ninettes among others), gift certificates at boutiques, Spa Treatments, cooking classes, coffee shop visits, there's a 4 day Yoga retreat at the Hotel Montecarlo offered, B&B's packages, numerous artworks, Trips Burgers, a fabulous offering of a 200 liter solar hot water unit, French Champagne and Imported Foie Gras for 4 and many more items. The 'creme de la creme" of auction offerings is a 7 night stay in the Conchas Chinas Hacienda de Los Santos (Puerto Vallarta) .. a luxury home with 7 bedrooms. Comes complete with concierge, house staff and chef !! This home usually rents from $1500 to $2200 US dollars per night .. so this package is worth way more than $10,000 US dollars . (Maximum 14 adults and the reservation is subject to 'black out' dates, of course). With the funds we hope to generate on October 5, our hope is to purchase a plastics compactor, install large recycle collection bins in front of the Recycle Center in west Ajijic (El Bajio), purchase our own truck to facilitate picking up in the village and also taking materials to market in GDL AND we hope to add another employee or more to handle the ever increasing amount collected each day. You've probably seen the recycle containers all around town bursting at the seams! We still estimate we are only receiving 30-40% of what's available and the rest is still going to the dump!! If you cannot make the event that day but would like to help the program, we do accept donations on PayPal in US dollars and cash donation in Pesos. Message me for details on how we can accept your donation. We still do not have a Non Profit status so we cannot at this time give tax exempt receipts. Some people are donating their gardener's services to help at the the Recycle Center one day a week .. One other thing you can do for the program with or without attending this event is to donate a recycle container for your neighborhood or donate one and let us place it in a needy area.. they cost $2,000 pesos for the container and a steel fork to hold folded cardboard. (We ask a small amount $$ for the installation). You can have your name or that of a favorite cause or your business placed on the donation plaque that adorns the container.. If you'd like to bid on the Puerto Vallarta vacation package but can't make the event .. we can designate a 'stand in bidder' for you, just message me and I'll tell you how to execute an absentee bid.. Thank you for taking the time to read all this .. and for your support of the program. It is absolutely amazing how much recylable material is donated every single day in Ajijic! Tom Thompson, President of the Ajijic Citizens Recycle Committee
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