La Paz Mayor Milena Quiroga announced a public cleanup drive scheduled for May 29 along the Todos Santos to El Pescadero highway corridor, calling on residents, businesses, and labor groups to participate in the roadside waste collection effort.
The CROC (Confederación Revolucionaria de Obreros y Campesinos), one of Mexico’s largest labor federations, will join local volunteers and business owners for the event. The highway stretch between Todos Santos and El Pescadero, roughly 10 kilometers of coastal road popular with both locals and foreign residents, has long been a trouble spot for illegal dumping and roadside litter.
Landfill Fires Eliminated Across 12 Municipal Sites
The cleanup announcement came alongside a broader update on the municipality’s waste management operations. Quiroga reported that ongoing maintenance at the city’s main landfill and 12 smaller municipal dump sites has eliminated the recurring fires that previously plagued the facilities. Those fires, a chronic problem in years past, sent plumes of smoke over surrounding communities and raised air quality concerns for nearby residents.
Daily operations at the sites now include leveling, compaction, and cleanup work. The 12 dump sites serve communities spread across the municipality of La Paz, from Todos Santos on the Pacific coast to the former mining town of El Triunfo in the Sierra de la Laguna foothills. El Sargento, a small coastal community east of La Paz on the Sea of Cortez, is also served by the municipal system.
What It Means for the Region
The municipality of La Paz covers a vast area of southern Baja California Sur, stretching from the state capital on the Sea of Cortez to the Pacific coast. Managing waste across that territory, with its mix of urban neighborhoods, farming communities, and small beach towns, has been an ongoing challenge. Illegal dumping along highways and in arroyos remains common despite periodic enforcement campaigns.
For the thousands of foreign residents living in Todos Santos, El Pescadero, and other outlying communities, the condition of local dump sites directly affects daily life. When fires broke out at poorly managed sites in the past, smoke drifted across residential areas for days.
The May 29 cleanup is open to public participation, though the city has not yet published specific meeting times or gathering points. Residents interested in joining can watch for updates from the La Paz municipal government’s social media channels.
This story was first reported by BCS Noticias.