Before jet travel, driving was the only way to visit Mexico, and motor homes were king

Basura, basura, basura! It seems to be the most-mentioned topic nowadays by the media and people in general. It’s as if we don’t know what to do to solve the problem of the careless disposal of our waste.

Creating laws the municipal authorities themselves don’t observe hasn’t worked. And carrying out clean-up campaigns only leaves the participants with a short-lived satisfaction, because they know the place will be just as dirty the following week.

Yes, cleaning up the median along the Sabalo Cerritos Avenue worked - but only because it was closed to the public afterwards. Does this mean all public areas we want to keep clean must remain off-limits to Mazatlecos because we’re so uneducated and have such bad habits? No, not at all. The solution is simple, if only the local authorities would put some energy into it.