HarryB Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 This past Saturday was my first time at the Center since July 6. Some of our regular volunteers have been 'holding down the fort' while I was away. There were 11 of you this week who showed up to help out the program, thanks so much. ¡¡ BREAKING NEWS !! We are once again inundated with plastics and glass. Due to the rains, our cardboard inflow has dwindled .. (people don't seem to understand that putting it out the night before almost guarantees it will be spoiled by the rain) but not the other materials they are pouring it at record levels. Our little village of Ajijic wants to recycle!! As a result of several factors we are once again in need of a grand effort to get the materials under control. Since we don't have our own truck yet, we have counted on the Bazar truck to take material to market in Guadalajara.. that's fine with me but I do have other business for my truck to attend to and it has gotten difficult to devote 2 or three days a week to using my truck and man. If you know anyone with a stake bed truck who'd like to make a trip for us, we can pay the gas needed. But the real message to you all today is once again to help us flood the Recycle Center with volunteers to get the job done! We are having a small crew going Thursday at 11:30am for 2 hours and more volunteers that day would be nice. Victoria will be there to indoctrinate volunteers to the 'new' sorting scheme we have implemented. Also, our regular Saturday event will take place again this coming week, August 10, .. so PLEASE bring a friend and let's get things under control again. Donate an hour or 2.. As an update to all who have helped make this program work, we have, as of last week, sold 28,368 kg. of recycle material. Glass, cardboard and plastics.. That is 31 tons of material that WAS NOT BURIED in the local dump .. you all can be proud that! Please feel free to share this message. See you Saturday ... (we're starting at 10am to allow for the morning rains to end) Tom and the entire Ajijic Citizens Recycle Committee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dab Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 What is the exact location of the recycling center? I can probably help out this winter when I'm in Lakeside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 west of Ajijic where the army checkpoint was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragtopman Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 15 hours ago, Dab said: What is the exact location of the recycling center? I can probably help out this winter when I'm in Lakeside. Heading west on the carreterra go past La Canacinta and there is that new development on the north side called La Puebalita with all the colorful signs? Just right past that on the north side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arroyos Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Is there any plan in the future to recycle compostable plastic bags. I notice more stores are starting to use these. Also, a Mexican wine called "California", which is in a tetra box says "reciclame" on the carton. It would be great if these, along with tetra boxes for milk could be recycled (as many people use these), as well as paper. I know paper is the least valuable item, and currently I take mine to a place just as you enter Chapala as they take it and I don't expect any payment for it, although they do show above the place that they pay for paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Wish you could have big bins in front market plastic, glass, etc, When I drop my stuff off I just have to lay it on the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted August 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 everything recyclable goes in the same bin. They sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside7 Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 5 hours ago, HarryB said: everything recyclable goes in the same bin. They sort. Hmmm, sounds like that is defeating the the objective of the project and increasing the time to re sort...or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Since China stopped taking this stuff, something tells me it all ends up in a dump somewhere in Mexico. Hope I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted August 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 there are companies that make stuff from recyclables, like park benches, docks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, HarryB said: there are companies that make stuff from recyclables, like park benches, docks.... ...And hopefully that's where it ends up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 Why would a company pay for it and then pay to dump it?. Poor business plan. hopefully it is properly recycled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted August 25, 2019 Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 6 hours ago, Kyle said: Why would a company pay for it and then pay to dump it?. So people could continue posting on this subject, on this forum, long after all other possibilities have been exhausted. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donahhall Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Interested in any updates since 2019. Any glass bottles? What type of plastic? What about tetra paks? What to do with batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted October 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Large bins are coming (8). One will be placed at the center for sorted recyclables. All plastic Tetra packs - rinse and flatten with cap on. Batteries in a plastic bag to protect volunteers The price of all are skyrocketing - cardboard (not wet), plastic, glass, tin, aluminum, corks Volunteers needed M-sat 9 - 2 even an hour helps!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Coming WHERE exactly? What about energy-saving light bulbs.... coil a/o LED ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted October 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Any suggestions where large quantities of recyclable would be available warranting large bins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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