Thanks to everybody who is participating in the new recycle program in town, the engineers in La Huerta, the trusty garbage workers, the Primaria and Kinder students, their principals and teachers!!!
Recycle items can be dropped off inside the lot just behind the primary school. Please be respectful of the neighbors, and lend a hand if you can in sorting/cleaning up while you're there. You will find the list of what is accepted below.
We are definitely making some progress.
LATEST ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
* Tonight 5pm - 7:00 is the BasuraShion show at Magnolia's showcasing fashion made by the teens from post-consumer materials.
*Saturday there will be a Community Cleanup from 9-11am in the neighborhood around the primary school. Come one and all!
*You can now leave your recyclables in a separate bags when you put out your trash in front of your home or business. If you have a bunch, please put separate the cardboard and the plastic. This will make it easier for the garbage workers to pick up, and deposit in their special wire bin at back of truck. Separating in this way will make it easier for students and volunteers to sort into the appropriate basket at the recycle site.
*We are still waiting on the special container for glass recycling, which is currently being repaired. For safety reasons, this will be placed apart from the other materials. If you need to bring your glass bottles now, please place them along the wall, not near any of the wire baskets. We need to avoid injuries as best we can!
WHAT CAN BE ACCEPTED CURRENTLY (There is some temporary signage at the site).
You will see a "La Manzanilla Hermosa" banner, and another sign from the school about recycling hanging on the fence. PLEASE do not leave trash! This will set back this important initiative!!
Place separately in the metal cages:
Plastic bottles (with or without lids) All plastic that contained water, soft drinks, juice, milk or cleaning products (e.g. chlorine, pinol, suavitel), Plastic chairs, crates & buckets NO cooking oil plastic bottles NO plastic bags NO styrofoam
In separate cage: Aluminum cans NO foil
In large empty water bottle: Batteries also, car batteries can be placed next to that bottle
Put the following items separately in large "Jumbo" nylon bags: Mixed Paper & Books
Put in separate Jumbo: Cardboard
In separate Jumbo: Mixed Metal (Scrap metal) Tin (including tin beer & soft drink bottle caps) dog food cans, cans from food, etc
Of course we all have questions about whether some items can be recycled. For now. please put one of these "may or may not be recyclable" items along the side fence, and I will ask the Recicladora Tenacatita about them.
Yes, you do need to transport your recyclables to this first site. It's a start, and with the help of our volunteers, students and their families, and El Municipio de La Huerta, we hope to expand and improve separation of recyclables, (including organic material), so that we can reduce the quantity entering the land fill.
Thank you for saving these things in your homes until now!
If you have suggestions or want to help out, please contact me. It takes a village!
Kudos to you and the rest of the 'crew" Lisa. This is a really fantastic start to recycling throughout La Manz. For now, I am happy to come to the other side of town to make my contributions. Thank you!!!
There is a bin at the corner of Puesta del Sol. It is broken and overflowing plastic in the street. It has not been picked up since l arrived in January. What to do with it?
*You can now place your recyclables in a separate bag when you put out your trash in front of your home or business. If you have a bunch, please separate the cardboard, and the plastic. This will make it easier for the garbage workers to pick up, and deposit in their special wire bin at back of truck. Separating in this way will make it easier for students and volunteers to sort into the appropriate basket at the recycle site.
Thanks to all who participated in the fist Community CleanUp day on Sat, March 10!! An enthusiastic group of kids and adults picked up garbage and recyclables from the Primaria to the arroyo.
The next Community CleanUp will be Sat, March 24 in the neighborhood around El Huerto Escolar. Stay tuned for further details!
RECYCLE NEWS
Recycle items can be dropped off inside the lot just behind the primary school. Please be respectful of the neighbors, and lend a hand if you can in sorting/cleaning up while you're there. You will find the list of what is accepted below.
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You can now leave your recyclables in a separate bags when you put out your trash in front of your home or business. If you have a bunch, please put separate the cardboard and the plastic. This will make it easier for the garbage workers to pick up, and deposit in their special wire bin at back of truck. Separating in this way will make it easier for students and volunteers to sort into the appropriate container at the recycle site.
WHAT CAN BE ACCEPTED CURRENTLY AND WHERE TO PUT IT: (Signage coming soon!)
At the site you will see a "La Manzanilla Hermosa" banner, and another sign from the school about recycling hanging on the fence. PLEASE do not leave trash! This will set back this important initiative!!
Place separately in the metal cages:
Plastic bottles (with or without lids) All plastic that contained water, soft drinks, juice, milk or cleaning products (e.g. chlorine, pinol, suavitel), Plastic chairs, crates & buckets NO cooking oil plastic bottles NO plastic bags NO styrofoam NO waxy Jumex containers
In separate cage: Aluminum cans NO foil
In large empty water bottle: Batteries also, car batteries can be placed next to that bottle
The following items should each be put separately in one of the large "Jumbo" nylon cement bags: 1. Mixed Paper & Books
2. Cardboard
3. Mixed Metal (Scrap metal) Tin (including tin beer & soft drink bottle caps) dog food cans, cans from food, etc
*We are still waiting on the special container for glass recycling, which is currently being repaired. For safety reasons, this will be placed apart from the other materials. If you need to bring your glass bottles now, please place them along the wall, not near any of the wire baskets. We need to avoid injuries as best we can!
Anyone wanting to help out with this project or others of La Manzanilla Hermosa can contact me. Thanks!
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Re: Yes We Can Recycle!
Posted by Judith Boel on March 12, 2018, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Yes We Can Recycle!"
WONDERFUL NEWS. CONGRATULATIONS FROM SOMEONE WHO RECYCLED SO LONG AGO THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS "WEIRD"
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Re: Yes We Can Recycle!
Posted by Anne T on March 13, 2018, 9:12 am, in reply to "Yes We Can Recycle!"
I wonder if all this info has been translated into Spanish and circulated to the homes in town? My neighbors here don't seem to have a clue about a new system for their basura. Is there a leaflet or something we can take around?