For three consecutive Sundays in August, more than 150 tons of solid waste have been collected.
A small band of organizers and volunteers have been carrying out this summer of 2024 cleaning campaigns in the stream beds that flow directly into the bay of Cabo San Lucas.
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Raúl Olivares, president of the Association of Tourism Service Providers of Médano, explained that so far, approximately 150 tons of solid waste have been collected.
Given this, tourism service providers make a strong call to citizens to avoid practices that can negatively affect the image of our vacation destination.
“We have worked together with several associations, people who have been joining us; every effort counts. In these three cleanups that we have carried out so far, I believe that we have managed to collect between 150 – 180 tons of garbage. We ask citizens to please avoid throwing garbage in the streams, to look for another alternative, because apart from contaminating the streams, since when the rains come, all that goes to the sea and there is more pollution. That is why the Association to which I belong, the friends who join us, try to avoid that, to prevent pollution from reaching the sea.”
“It is not just garbage like cardboard and paper, it is plastic, aluminum, and tires that we asked the people who live in the poorest neighborhoods to please not use tires to fence their land, because when the rain comes, those tires with which they surround the property land they occupy, will get washed downstream and reach the sea.”
And it is that very Sea of Cortez, which visitors rave about when they describe how warm the waters are, and how clean it looks.
What is puzzling is, why there were never any storm drains installed when the city was being upgraded from the sleepy fishing town to what it has become.
Yet, it’s refreshing to hear The Association of Tourist Service Providers of Médano inviting its local citizenry to participate in the cleaning campaigns that help maintain the health of our oceans.
The cleaning campaigns are scheduled every Sunday at 6:30 a.m.
“Those who want to join, we will gladly share the location with you. We are going to continue doing this until the first strong storm hits,” added Olivares. Hurricane season could be anywhere between mid-September through the end of October.
“If you cannot attend, you can also collaborate by donating supplies to support the work during the campaign,” added Olivares.
People interested in participating can call (624) 141-6468.
