The City’s Permanent Recycling Collection Site, located behind City Hall on Ave. Coahuila, continues to receive PET, cardboard, plastic tops, glass, batteries, paper, and glass. Municipal Ecology Director Marcia Ortega Morales detailed, per instructions of mayor Jorge Pivac and thanks to the community’s positive response, containers remain in place for collection of recyclables. She furthered […]
By Azucena Mazón and Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Beyond aluminum cans, did you know there are companies in Puerto Peñasco that recycle plastic and cardboard on a daily basis? While there’s not yet a strong culture of recycling in Puerto Peñasco, the company Soporte Ambiental Reciclados de Puerto Peñasco recycles up to 100 tons of plastic monthly, […]
By José Antonio Pérez & Shandra Keesecker-Rivero Thanks to recycling efforts to collect plastic tops from across Puerto Peñasco, children undergoing cancer treatment in Sonora will receive welcome support following the delivery of over 352,000 tops to the Fundación Un Día Especial Fonsi, A.C. (A Special Day Foundation). The November delivery of plastic tops to […]
By José Antonio Pérez In working to further a culture of clean beaches in Puerto Peñasco, the municipal office of the Federal Maritime Land Zone (ZOFMAT) intends to set up spots along many of the busiest beaches for collection of waste and recycling. One of the goals, indicated ZOFEMAT municipal coordinator César García González, is […]
With the goal of promoting recycling among children and youth, the Municipal Ecology Office in coordination with the Office on Art & Culture invites the community to take part in a contest to display the best costumes made from recycled materials. The contest, announced by Alma Yanes, Deputy Director of Ecology, will take place on […]
More than 20,000 plastic lids of all sizes have been collected so far in Puerto Peñasco as part of the campaign “Tapas para Sanar” (Tops to Heal), promoted by Alma Yanes, Deputy Director of Ecology and Sustainable Development. The goal of the collection is to help support chemotherapy treatments for children with cancer, which is […]
By SKR According to Global Calendar, May 17th is celebrated in many spots on the planet as International Recycling Day. In Puerto Peñasco various HOAs are launching their own recycling programs, or expanding efforts, by calling on homeowners to recycle a variety of items including aluminum cans, cardboard, plastic bottles, batteries, and more. [There are […]
City Press Bulletin – Oct. 29 Courses in recycling tires, recently launched by the City Office on Social Development in coordination with the Municipal Youth Institute (IMJ), seek to create a culture of recycling among area children and youth. Arturo Félix Gastelúm, Social Development Director, announced that recycling courses led by Alma Yanes will be held every Monday […]
Recycling instructor Alma Angelina Yanes, in coordination with the Municipal Youth and Social Development Institute, call young people from throughout the community to make artistic figures with tires to help adorn parks at the Community Centers in Col. Nueva Esperanza and Col. Obrera Project begins on Oct. 29 and will run Monday and Tuesday from […]