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NMORO - NM Organics Recycling Organization
NMORO Organics Recycling Task Force
NMORO offers organics recycling expertise to help reach our state’s goal of increased diversion. It has also launched an Organics Recycling Task Force, which meets to discuss issues and develop resources.

The next meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2012.

Starting an Organics Diversion Program
NMORO & NMRC created a simple guide to assist communities in launching or expanding their organics management program. Included in the guide is a worksheet to guide you through the steps of considering upfront costs, equipment needs, ongoing costs and then benefits derived from diverting organics. Case Studies of programs such as Las Cruces, Soilutions, Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Soils Amendment Facilty, City of Albuquerque and Wood U Recycle! are included.

New Mexico Organics Recycling Guide  more

NMORO/NMRC Position on Organics Management
The two entities have created a position statement advising communities on best practices of organics management.

The New Mexico Organics Recycling Organization encourages local communities to develop cost-effective programs to divert organic material (including yard, food, manure, mortality, agricultural and biosolids waste) from landfills.  Removing organics from the waste stream has the following benefits: conserves landfill space, enables utilization of a valuable resource, and avoids greenhouse gas (methane) creation.  These programs should consider the following components:

  1. Develop Local Ordinances to Encourage a Soft Ban Of and Provide Price Incentives to Reduce and Divert Organics From Landfills. A soft ban requests customers to voluntarily comply with a material ban. The ban can be written into local ordinance or simply added to signage and does not have penalties or enforcement. Price incentives would provide a reduced tip fee for sorted organic material.
View Complete Position Statement more

Receive In-The-Field Assistance

-NMORO strives to assist communities and large facilities with setting up their composting operations. You may send a request to English Bird: english@recyclenewmexico.com with details.

-The 2010 Bernalillo County Extension Master Composter training has been completed. Master Composter interns from Bernalillo, Sandoval, Valencia, Cibola and McKinley counties are available to teach home composting classes- free to the public. Send inquiries to : johnzarola@comcast.net.

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NMORO Resources

  • Join the NMORO listserve more
  • Backyard Composting Brochure English    Spanish
  • New Mexico Compost Facilities more

  • Compost Testing Laboratories  more

  • NMORO Compost Mix Calculation Resources:

  • Nitrogen/Carbon Weights of Specific Materials, more

  • NMRC/NMORO Compost Mixture Calculation more

  • Worksheet, and Moisture & Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio more

Organics Facility Registration Requirements

More NMORO Resources

Market Development and Regulatory Compliance Support

Backyard Composting Education

 

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Join the NM Recycling Coalition! NMRC has made organics recycling a major objective, and your membership will help us reach the high recycling goals we’ve set. Thanks for supporting NMORO.

 

 
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