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Update on the Recycling Truck
Posted by Editor | July 20, 2007 | Categories: Community News | 1 Comment
We recently posted a plea from ReciCaribe asking for help to fix their recycling truck. They had a number of donations and a number of questions so have passed on some additional info to us. Here’s the letter from Alaine Berg at ATEC:
| Dear Friends:ReciCaribe, the Association of Recycling of the Caribbean, sends you warm wishes and many thanks you for support in raising the funds to fix the collection truck.To further explain our situation…
Unfortunately, two factors have contributed to our current cash crunch; recently we’ve lost one of our buyers—certain plastics are no longer purchased; and recently we have increasing competition for the collection of aluminum—the highest paying material we collect. Monetary donations are one desperately needed response to our temporary crisis (see bank account info below), but there are also other ways for folks to help. Individual and businesses can continue to support us by sending all of your recyclable materials through our community based effort and encouraging neighbors to do the same. We collect recyclables from Sixaola to the Valle de la Estrella, from Manzanillo to Cahuita, from BriBri to Gandoca; we cover nearly all of Talamanca! Annually, we remove more than 100 tons of solid waste from our community. A third way to contribute is with your time. You can contact us directly to get involved. Although we will for the first time since our inception suspend service, we’re doing all we can to attempt to maintain regular service. In our fund drive so far we have collected nearly $200 of the $1000 we need. Each little donation adds up. See detail of donations so far below. Donors can be assured that their contributions will be responsibly utilized. We have recently secured a grant from Fundecooperación in order to obtain equipment which help us be much more productive and sustainable. ReciCaribe is also getting involved with another recycling endeavor in Talamanca. Recently members of ADELA (Acción de Lucha Anti-petrolera—the group that continues to fight after so many years to keep Talamanca and Costa Rica free from Petroleum exploitation) have joined forces to form a cooperative called “CoopeTalamanca Sosentible.” The idea of the coop is to promote alternative sources to petroleum to meet our fuel “needs.” CoopeTalamanca is working with engineer Mario Araya, of Proambiente, S.A., to produce a bio-fuel called KleanAir Fuel—KAF. KAF Talamanca will be produced with recycled biomass waste from the banana farms and plantations. More information on the coop: www.grupoadela.org. So with these two projects, among others, we look forward to further success of our project. The point is to send thanks to the community at large for supporting efforts to overcome our challenges. Be it time, money, or recyclable materials it all adds up. If ReciCaribe can continue to be a success, it can model organization both nationally and internationally and really make a difference. ReciCaribe has worked for years with not only Talamanca’s schools, associations, and municipal officials, but also government officials out of Bocas del Toro, Panama and we’ve served as a model for all of Central America. One last point: Among our goals at the Association for Recycling in the Caribbean are to remove as much solid waste as possible from our zone, therefore contributing to a cleaner and safer environment for our community and the planet at large. We ask any reader with information of other buyers of recyclable materials (tin, cardboard, plastics, etc.) to please contact us, contact information below. We are very aware that you in this community are asked to contribute a lot. But, if we don’t ask, we won’t get anywhere. We all know that being part of being a member of a community requires participation; therefore, we’re hoping that you can help us to continue to improve our home’s health, beauty and, yes, tourism. Please contact us with any questions or answers… Pura Vida, Danny Umaña Gutiérrez (solo Español) Where to Make Deposits… Nacional and internacional Credit Card donations: Thank you to our Donors:
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Puerto Viejo Satellite is supporting this project with a cash donation and by processing credit card donations for those who want to donate this way. We will cover all credit card processing charges so 100% of the donation will go to ReciCaribe. To donate, go to the Donate page.
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AM Costa Rica posted an interesting article yesterday on the state of plastics recycling in Costa Rica which is an interesting read. You can see it at http://www.amcostarica.com/073007.htm