On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, awards were presented to participating businesses on Loíza Street, demonstrating their commitment to the environment and water conservation. These businesses are part of the " Don't Let It Touch the Ground or Reach the Water" project, an initiative to improve solid waste management organized by the Estuary in close collaboration with the La Goyco Community Workshop and the Machuchal Limpio Committee.
This recognition highlights environmentally friendly actions taken by businesses located along Loíza Street in their daily operations. These actions include: educating the public, providing filtered water, diverting and/or managing waste materials, avoiding disposable items, using compostable tableware and/or materials, recycling oil, using eco-friendly products, and practicing responsible cleaning.
The Estuary thanks artist and resident Yolanda Velazquez for the artwork and visual design of this campaign, and resident, cultural manager, and community liaison for the project, Iliana García, for her commitment and work in the Machuchal community and on Loíza Street. Thanks are also extended to the following businesses for their support in hosting this initiative:
We invite all residents, collaborators and visitors to look for these awards at participating establishments.
We take this opportunity to thank additional collaborators along Loíza Street, including the Goyco security guards (Nilda, Carmen, and Wanda), our neighbor and collaborator for keeping the streets and sewers clean and free of solid waste (Shorty), our neighbor and collaborator in the initiative to divert and properly manage used cooking oil at Ferretería Madrid (Benny Benítez), and the Segarra Boerman Foundation for their support in this project.
We will continue making deliveries throughout this week. We invite you to follow our updates on this page and on social media to learn about the participating merchants who are committed to the environment and water resources.
On Thursday, December 17, 2020, we continued presenting awards along Loíza Street. The businesses visited were the following:
- Gostosos/Mercado Machuchal
- Flying Low
- panucho
- Healing Juice Bar
- EggJoint
- Leisurely
- The Pregnant Woman
We continue to receive positive and welcoming responses, along with a desire to continue taking actions that will help improve the environmental management of each business. This commitment will create a more conscious, responsible, and environmentally conscious sector.
On Friday, December 18, 2020, we visited two more businesses as part of our tour on Loíza Street:
We recognize Tostado for undertaking the seven actions described in this initiative:
- Public education
- Filtered water
- Diversion and/or proper handling of materials
- Diversion of disposable materials
- Use of compostable materials
- Used oil recycling
- Use of eco-friendly products and responsible cleaning
We continue the awards ceremony for the "Don't Let It Touch the Floor or Reach the Water" project!
On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 , we visited the Piso Viejo store on Loíza Street.
We thank the management of this establishment for their efforts and interest in supporting and continuing initiatives that benefit the environment and their community. With this business, we now have a total of 16 establishments participating in this initiative.
