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.

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

• NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT –  SOLID WASTE BUREAU
  - Compost Facility Registration Form
  http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/swb/documents/Compost-Reg-form3-1-10_000.pdf

  NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT – GROUND WATER QUALITY BUREAU
  - Notice of Intent: Discharge Permit
  http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/gwb/forms/documents/Notice_of_Intent.pdf

   NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICLUTURE –
  - Fertilizer/Soil Conditioner Registration Fact Sheet
  - Fertilizer/Soil Conditioner Registration Application Form
  - Fertilizer/Soil Conditioner Label Notification
  - Fertilizer/Soil Conditioner Monthly Tonnage Report Form
  http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/licenses-and-registration/Fertilizer-Soil%20Amendment%20Registration%20and%20Tonnage.html

More NMORO Resources

• Compost Thermometers (Source 1 and Source 2)

• Grinder Rental: Brent Racher 505-937-5551; Vermeer 505-345-8787; Tony Sanchez 505-280-0358,

• Chipper Rental: Ditch Witch of New Mexico 505-345-1888 or 800-954-1889
• Restoration Services: Rick Evans 575-937-2741; Jerry Connolly 505-929-1245; Tony Sanchez 505-280-0358
• Equipment Sales: Construction Solutions Corp. Albuquerque 877-901-2600

• Texas Department of Transportation: Visit the Texas DOT web site to learn about the very successful compost/mulch program.

• 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

• Composting Redworm Educational Guide, $25, available from High Desert Worm Ranch at www.highdesertworms.com or 505-384-5302

• "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.

• Compost Tea Industry Association

• View other great composting-related articles at the NMSU Extension Office website.

• California Organic Materials Management Web Site - Great resources on topics including farming, commercial landscaping, home gardening, food scraps, & conversion technologies

• BioCycle Magazine

• Composting News

• Worm Digest

Market Development and Regulatory Compliance Support

• NMORO has developed compost/mulch and erosion control log specifications in cooperation with city, county, official and private sectors as well as
  - NM Dept of Transportation specifications for compost/mulch  

• NMORO can provide assistance with permit applications and/or registrations

• NMORO served 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

• NMED Backyard composting educational materials available upon request

• Free, One-day composting workshops conducted in your area for municipal or backyard composting

• Backyard Composting Made Easy Brochure – New Mexico. Spanish version click here.

• More Backyard Composting info at www.mastercomposter.com

Special Discount Registration Fees

• NMED Compost Operator Certification Courses

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.