Ayapel garbage-free. Recycling & swamp protection

Our Eco store is a success! In this store we sell clothes, toys, school supplies and products for the home, the community exchanges with recyclable material (PET bottles, cardboard, mecato paper, aluminum, lids, etc.), money does not exist. The community feels identified with this project, since they manage to obtain a benefit by bringing all the usable material that they generate in their community and at the same time making their swamp and municipality cleaner.

We serve an average of 700 families in our warehouse on a monthly basis, benefiting approximately 2,000 people. Throughout the year 2022 we collected more than 60 tons of usable material and during these first two months of 2023 we brought more than six tons of all this recyclable material before it was found. In the streets, mangroves and swamps of the community, contaminating the water and nature.

We also have workshops to raise awareness, socialization and training in the circular economy model, environmental cleaning days.

Help us with your donations to continue collecting recyclable material so it doesn't end up in our beautiful swamp and continue educating the community

Inthefirst10monthsof2022,24tonsofPETand3tonsofcardboardandothermaterialswerecollected.AllthismaterialcouldbecollectedthankstoOurECO-Almacen inwhich,thankstothe donationswereceiveinkind,thecommunitycanexchangeproductsforthehome,thekitchen,clothing,schoolsupplies,amongothers,andthemeansofpaymentaretheusablematerial.Thattheyrecyclethemselves.Ourmerchandisedisplaystandsare95%ecological.

Before the collection method existed, all this recycling was destined for the streets of the community and the swamp. Since 2021 we are moving our Eco Warehouse to the different villages to collect in areas from which it is not possible for the community to move to the physical point.

Before the collection method existed, all this recycling was destined for the streets of the community and the swamp. Since 2021 we have moved our Eco Warehouse to the different villages to collect in areas from which it is not possible for the community to move to the physical point.

The collected material is compacted at our collection point, to be later sold to Ekored, Enka and Copacabana, the money we get from the sale of recycling is invested in the community.

In the first 5 months of 2022 we have collected 9.7 tons of PET and 0.13 tons of cardboard and other materials. In large part, this material could be collected thanks to Our ECO-Warehouse in which, thanks to donations we receive in kind, the community can exchange products for the home, kitchen, clothing, among others, for recycling. 

Before the collection method existed, all this recycling was destined for the streets of the community and the swamp. 

Since 2021 we are moving our Eco Warehouse to the different villages to collect in areas from which it is not possible for the community to move to the physical point.

2021 was a success! We managed to collect 12 tons of recyclable material! We achieved our goal of one ton per month! There are 12 tons of garbage that we managed to prevent from contaminating our swamp. Additionally we started 2022 with all our energy, in January we collected 2 tons of recyclable material!!!  
We continue with our Eco Store as a means for the community to exchange their garbage bottles for clothes, shoes, games or items for their home. 
 
With your donations we buy bottles from recyclers in the area and we also keep our Eco warehouse supplied. 
 
Help us with your donations to continue collecting recyclable material so it doesn’t end up in our beautiful swamp 

Our Eco store is a success! In this store we sell clothes and household products and the community exchanges with PET bottles, the money doesn't exist.  The community feels identified with this project since they manage to obtain a benefit from their garbage and at the same time they make their town cleaner.  

We serve monthly an average of 140 people in our warehouse. Additionally, we are working with the recyclers in the area to buy them the PET so we are be able to give to the garbage the proper disposal.  
 
This year we have collected 9 tons of recyclable material!!!   All this material is compacted to be sent to the final disposal plants that are 8 hours away by road. If not, this material would end up in the Ayapel swamp, contaminating the water and nature. 

Help us with your donations to continue collecting recyclable material so it doesn’t end up in our beautiful swamp