New Mexico Recycling Coalition

This material was developed for the 2008 State Fair. Any other local government is welcome to use this, long as the Green Expo and byline in the lower right hand corner remain.

The Recycling & Landfill Industries (Pictures of recycling centers and landfills with NM statistics)

The Recycling Process (Schematic of the consumer, recycling and processing system)

What's In Your Trash? (A breakdown of what garbage consists of and what gets recycled)

The Modern Landfill (Diagram with detailed explanations about landfill processes)

Composting Businesses
Midwest BioSystems
Sierra Contracting, Inc.

Soilutions

Markets for Recyclables (non-electronic)

Bio-Pappel International (fiber recycling)
Cintas (fiber recycling)
Dex (phonebook recycling)
Master Fibers (fiber recycling)

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (cell phones and rechargeable batteries) UsedCardboardBoxes.com
Wise Recycling (cans)

Markets for Electronic Recyclables

Albuquerque Recycling (electronics, TVs, computers)

Enchantment Electronic Recycling (electronics, TVs, computers)

LifeSpan Technologies(electronics, TVs, computers)
Natural Evolution (electronics, TVs, computers)
New Mexico Computer Recycling (electronics, TVs, computers)
(cell phones and rechargeable batteries)

UNICOR (electronic waste recycling)

Environmental Calculators

www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/ click on "Tools"

Green Products and Cleaners

Center for a New American Dream
Energy Star
Environmental Choice

EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines

EPA's Design for the Environment Program

EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program

Green Seal

INFORM

Janitorial Products Pollution Prevention Program
Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival

Recycling Containers

American Recycled Products www.americanrecycledproducts.com 1-888-256-3699

BARCO Products Co. www.barcoproducts.com 1-800-338-2697

Busch Systems International, Inc. www.busch-systems.com 1-800-565-9931

Envirocare www.envirocare.net/rcbins.htm 1-800-889-7238

The Fibrex Group Inc. www.fibrexgroup.com1-800-346-4458

Midpoint International, Inc. www.midpoint-int.com1-888-646-4246

The Plastic Lumber Company, Inc. www.plasticlumber.com 1-800-886-8990

Recy-Cal www.recy-cal.com

Recycle Away www.recycleaway.com

Resourceful Bag & Tag/Clear Stream www.cleartainers.com

Rubbermaid www.industrialrubbermaid.com

Toter Incorporated www.toter.com 1-800-772-0071

T2 Site Amenities www.t2-sa.com

Suite Supply: Hotel Supplies suitesupply.com/Recycling-Containers.48.2.303.1.0.04.htm

Windsor Barrel Works www.windsorbarrel.com 1-800-527-7848

Recycled-Content Office Supply

Dolphin Blue
EcoProducts
Green Earth Office Supply

Office Depot
Office Max
Rebinder

Supply Brothers

Recycled Products
Recycled Art (hang recycled art on your walls!)
Beck Office Systems (office furniture)
Document Solutions Inc. (office equipment)
Earthstone International (sanding blocks)
Exerplay (recycled-content play structures)
Ghost Town Trading (recycled wood furniture)
Home Depot Eco Options
MyEcoBag (4-in-1 reusable gorcery bag system)
Polly Products (recycled material outside furniture)
UnityCenter/Phat Frames (frames made from pallets)
UsedCardboardBoxes.com
Vision Paper
Wholly Rags, Taos

Biodegradable Products

Biocorp

Earth Cycle

Earth Shell

Green Earth Office Supply

Heritage Bag

NatureWorks

Recyclaholics

Industry Groups
American Plastics Council
Glass Packaging Institute

NAPCOR- Western Region Office
Solid Waste Association of North America

Steel Recycling Institute

Industry Publications

BioCycle magazine: www.biocycle.net

Resource Recycling Magazine www.resource-recycling.com

Recycling Today Online www.recyclingtoday.com

Used trucks and trailers www.trucker.com

Electronic scrap information www.e-scrapnews.com

Stormwater magazine www.stormh2o.com

Land and Water magazine www.landandwater.com

Grading & Excavation Contractor magazine www.gradingandexcavation.com

Waste Age: www.wasteage.com

MSW Management: www.mswmanagement.com

Erosion Control: www.erosioncontrol.com

Environmental Protection: www.eponline.com

Occupational Health & Safety: www.ohsonline.com

Industrial Hygiene News: www.mondotimes.tradepub.com

Recycling Program Resources

How To Convince Your Community To Recycle: The following links take you to Social Marketing

techniques used for successful recycling and waste reduction programs:

These reports and resources on the website of Aceti Associates, Arlington, MA, might be helpful:
- http://www.acetiassociates.com/publications.html
- http://www.acetiassociates.com/resources.html

See Recycling Informational Display Above

Recycling ink cartridges

Recycling appliances and electronics

Download NMRC's new Recycling Brochure with general information on how and why to recycle in New Mexico - Recycling Brochure
Social Enterprise Associates - New Mexico based consulting firm specializing in sustainability

Educator's Resources
American Plastics Council School Materials
American Forest and Paper Association - Setting up Recycling at School and Work publications
EPA Educational Resources
Eco-Schools USA
Northeast Recycling Council - Waste Reduction, Recycling, & Composting in Schools
NY State School Resource Book
Pee Wee the Red Wriggler Books & Activities Show Kids the Fun of Composting
Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival
Recycle Away - Recycling Tips Page (includes waste audit templates)
Roscoe's Recycle Room: (Steel Recycling Institute Sponsored)
Teaching Kids About Recycling