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NMORO - Compost and Mulch Recycling
New Mexico Organics Recycling Organization
On February 27, 2006, Jim Brooks of Soilutions
and a member of NMORO, demonstrates to the
"Don't Trash that Slash" training field trip how swales and
berms are effective on roadside
erosion control application in conjunction with applied compost.
NMORO Chairpersons
Greg
Baker, NM Environment Department, 505-827-2780
Steve Glass, City of Albuquerque, 505-873-6955
Jim
Brooks, Soilutions, 505-877-0220
NMORO offers organics recycling expertise to help reach our state’s
goal of increased diversion.
Join the NMORO e-mail
listserve at
NMORO-owner@yahoogroups.com
Resources
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New Mexico
Compost Facilities
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Compost Testing
Laboratories
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Organics Recycling Contacts
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NMORO Compost Mix Calculation Resources:
Nitrogen/Carbon
Weights of Specific Materials, NMRC/NMORO Compost
Mixture Calculation Worksheet, and
Moisture &
Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio Calculation Spreadsheet
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Compost Thermometers (Source
1 and
Source 2)
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Grinder Rental: Brent Racher 505-937-5551; Rick Evans
505-937-2741; VMS (Texas) 864-6605; Jerry Connolly 505-929-1245;
Vermeer 505-345-8787; Tony Sanchez 505-280-0358,
Construction
Solutions Corp. Albuquerque 877-901-2600, Ditch Witch of New
Mexico 505-345-1888 or 800-954-1889
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Texas Department of
Transportation: Visit the
Texas DOT web site
to learn about the very successful compost/mulch program.
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Composting Redworm Vendors: High Desert Worm Ranch,
505-384-5302,
kate@highdesertworms.com; Soil Foods, 505-466-2620,
ronstrauch@cybermesa.com; RC Wiggle Worms,
cjacobs@wm.com 505-326-4586
and Sam McCarthy, Santa Fe Premium Compost,
SFCompost@yahoo.com,
505-986-3415
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Composting Redworm Educational Guide, $25, available from
High Desert Worm Ranch at
www.highdesertworms.com
or 505-384-5302
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"Description and Use
of Municipal Solid Waste Composts in New Mexico" by George
Dickerson for NMSU Extension Office. Scroll down to Circular 562
near bottom of web page.
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Compost Tea Industry
Association
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View other great composting-related articles at the
NMSU Extension
Office website.
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California Organic
Materials Management Web Site - Great resources on topics
including farming, commercial landscaping, home gardening, food
scraps, & conversion technologies
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BioCycle Magazine
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Composting News
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Worm Digest
Market Development and Regulatory Compliance Support
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NMORO has developed
compost/mulch and erosion control log specifications in
cooperation with city, county, official and private sectors as
well as
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NM Dept of
Transportation specifications for compost/mulch - NM Energy, Minerals and Natural
Resources Department
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NMORO can provide assistance with permit applications
and/or registrations
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NMORO serves on the Advisory Committee of the
"Don't Trash that Slash" NMRC CFRP
Grant project to educate about value of forest residuals as
compost/mulch products for erosion control applications
Backyard Composting Education
Special Discount Registration
Fees
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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