Baja Pony Express

East Cape Recycling Baja is a community-based initiative sponsored by

UVERDE, a non-profit association located in Los Barriles. The mission of

East Cape Recycling Baja is to help our community reduce, reuse and

recycle all disposable materials.

REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE! Recycle dates for 2013: July 4,

August 1, November 7, December 5.

East Cape Recycling Baja will be accepting recyclables 9:30 – 11:30 at the East

Cape Resort Recycling Center (across from the Modelorama). For 2013 we

can accept the following RINSED/CLEAN recyclables:

We accept the following RINSED/CLEAN recyclables on the first Thursday

of each month, 9am to 11am:

 PLASTIC BOTTLES & JARS: Crushed and sorted - clear, opaque and

colored (we have large sorting bags at the recycle center)

 PLASTIC BOTTLE & JAR LIDS: Separated from the container

 HARD PLASTIC: furniture and crates, etc.

 ALUMINUM and METAL CANS: Rinsed and crushed.

 GLASS – Clear glass ONLY. Lids and corks removed. Please deliver in a

sturdy box for transport (leave in box).

 CARDBOARD: Flattened and tied in bundles (please keep wine boxes

and other sturdy boxes intact, we transport the bottles in these)

 PAPER, NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES: Tied in bundles

 SMALL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES

 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT (NO MONITORS)

 PRINTER CARTRIDGES: HP, Samsung, Xerox ONLY

 VEGETABLE OIL (used): in a closed/sealed plastic container

 EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE 6 (EPS 6): packing foam from electronics and appliances.

NOTE: WE CANNOT accept Tetrapac containers (coated paper/plastic food

and milk packaging), regular Styrofoam (take out food), supermarket bags,

colored glass, batteries of any kind. ECRB will announce when we can

again take these items.

PLEASE DONATE! $70 peso donation is needed from each family to cover the

cost of transporting recyclables to San Jose each month.

RECYCLING NEWS - ‘Just say NO to Styrofoam’

Polystyrene, known as Styrofoam, is toxic waste that fills up to 30% of landfills

and takes 500 years to decompose. When burned, fumes are extremely toxic!

HELP ELIMINATE STYROFOAM FROM OUR COMMUNITY. Ask restaurants

and merchants to STOP serving food in Styrofoam. BETTER YET, bring your

own REUSABLE food containers for take-out.

VOLUNTEERS!! If you love the idea of keeping Baja beautiful, please consider

joining us! We need energetic, enthusiastic and creative people who believe

we can do good things and have fun doing them! Every month we need

volunteers to receive recycle materials from town participants and process

them by seperating, stomping, crushing, and packing them for their trip to the

recycling program drop-off point in San Jose del Cabo. This takes us between

1 and 2 hours and we can always use more smiling faces! If you can only

come for a short time, we will still be thrilled to see you.

And, if you would like more information on exactly how ECRB works, you can

read our story in our 2012 Annual Report (found here) or contact Lynn Mirassou: lynnmirassou@gmail.com