RECYCLING COMES TO MAZATLAN (FINALLY)

By Jackie Peterson

A step forward in the world of garbage disposal was taken recently by Patricia Coppel who has rounded up a committee of 10 prominent local women and started a campaign called “Separado no es basura” to promote recycling. According to Coppel, Mazatlán produces 600 tons of garbage every day, 60 percent of which could be recycled and reused. To this end the group has established Mazatlán’s first recycling center in the parking lot at Gigante supermarket. The committee will use funds raised by the recycling of the collected items for maintenance of the first center and establishment of a second one in another part of the city. In addition to taking the campaign to local schools, it’s also planned to promote the idea in Los Cabos. Open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 2pm, the following is a list of accept-able materials which can be
dropped off at the center: Paper & Cardboard (Clean, dry & bound) Newspaper Paper: Magazines, envelopes, flyers, notebooks, sheets Cardboard: cookie boxes, cereal boxes, medicine boxes Metals (rinsed, dried and crushed in clear or grocery plastic bags) Aluminum cans of any type (beer, soda, juice) Tin cans (such as dog food cans, canned vegetables, etc.) Plastics (drained, rinsed, dried and crushed in clear or grocery plastic bags) Bottles or containers: water, juice, soda, milk, mayonnaise, vinegar, oil, yogurt, butter, etc. Bottles: shampoo, cleaners (like Pinol & Clorox), liquid detergent, softeners, plastic lids Plastic Bags The recycling center will NOT accept: Materials containing food waste Wood chipboard Rags or synthetic material Styrofoam, insulation, or synthetics Plasticized paper Mixed materials Egg cartons Construction materials Plasticized milk or juice cartons Pizza boxes

 

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