At the root of every tree, just like every town and every community, lies it's essence, foundation, and values.. the culture and the language, but also the people who come together to make this possible.

SAYULIMPIA
AND WASTE CAMPAIGN

The challenges of our world are constantly growing: Industry and technology, commercialism and competition, consumption, supply and demand. The rapid and uncontrolled growth of our small communities and towns, cities and nations are the main cause of environmental contamination but also of the social and economic problems which threaten our quality of life, and climate change and the damages on the environment.

SAYULIMPIA TEAM

MISSION

Sayulimpia was founded in 2007, with the clear mission to contribute to the preservation of the environment by promoting the recycling and improving the collection system of waste in our community of Sayulita.

This has not been easy. Cost and effort trial and error, but we are sure that with support from all members and visitors of our community and the creation of an intense educational campaign to spread the word of the importance of "reduce, reuse, and recycle", we can fulfill our Vision.

VISION

Our Vision is to become a model of environmental community through the Campaign "Zero Waste" beginning in November, 2009 .

Join us! Your participation in this project is very important
Together we can help

Protect rivers, seas, and our tropical jungles of the Sierra de Vallejo where Sayulita is located, which has the 5th largest biodiversity of flora, fauna, and marine life in the world.
Maintain the natural life cycle of life to avoid global warming and planetary ecological disasters
For the love and respect of the future generations

We consider Sayulita to be our home. You can help us to keep in clean.

Who: Monica Jimenez born and raised in Guadalajara, with a degree in Education is strongly supporting this project Where: here in Sayulita where she believes we can make a world of differeance. She believes that growth seems to be inevitable but if we do it with order and with direction we could become a model community in Mexico and the world Why: This because we do not want our waiste to contaminate our rivers, seas nor beaches and because of the love of life and children who happen to be our future generation.

Do you know how long these things we throw away take to decompose in nature?

* Chewing gum 5 years
* Paper and cardboard 1 year
* Aluminum cans 10 years
* Plastic toys and chairs 300 years
* Plastic bottles 100 to 1000 years
* Plastic bottle caps more than 100 years
* Packaging materials (cellulose, polyethylene, and aluminum) 30 years
* CDs and diskettes 100 to 1000 years
* Lighters 100 years
* Cigarette butts 1 to 2 years
* Glass bottles 4000 years
* Aerosol cans 30 years
* Batteries more than 1000 years (highly toxic)
* Organics just 4 weeks if we don't mix inorganic trash or chemicals

Source: Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)

How?
Yu can help us! We need to separate our wastes in schools, public areas, and in our homes. We can be more careful with our environment.

Very soon we will have bags and baskets of different colors to separate our wastes, also more containers but meanwhile we can begin to practice separating.
Starting Novermber 1st the recollection system will be as marked on the following calendar with colors Please have it close to your fridge: It is also the start of the hight season when we will have more tourist and visitors. Help us be their guides by keeping in mind the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling. Please deposit your waiste on the proper bins to be collected or take them to our depot located Km. De la Carretera Punta Mita

BLUE FOR RECYCLABLE AND REUSABLE WASTE
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY

Plastic Bottles
Bags
Glass bottles
Aluminum cans
Tin cans
Wire
CDs or disks
Clothing
Fabric
Toys
Wood
Paper
Cardboard

GREEN FOR ORGANIC COMPOST
MONDAY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY

Leftover food and vegetables
Bones
Herbs
Tea
Coffee

BLACK TRASH
ORDINARY MUNICIPAL SERVICE

Gum
Dirty paper
Kleenexes
Broken glass
Diapers
Needles
Cigarette butts
Dog Poop

Our new collection system begins November 1, with the beginning of the high season for tourists. Help us to set a good example for everyone.

Our collection team has a difficult job but if we're organized we can help them. We are asking you to separate the wastes from your house starting today so you can reduce, reuse, and recycle. The night before collection dates put your recyclables, compostables, and trash in it's usual place for pickup. More baskets and containers will be available for you the morning after collections. Or you can bring your recyclables and compostables to our collection center located on the Punta Mita Highway one kilometer west of Highway 200.

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For more information please contact

Monica Jimenez
sayulitarecycla@yahoo.com.mx
322 168 25 65