Recycling Scraps
April 30, 2010 .....................................................................................
Recyclers Around the State Celebrate Earth Day
As Earth Day celebrated its 40th anniversary this year many New Mexico communities utilized the day to promote environmental stewardship. The wide-range of events demonstrates New Mexican's innovation: from trash fashion to recycling collection drives, New Mexicans came together to raise awareness about the environmental. In the words of Earth Day Founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson, "Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level."
Below is a list of
some of the celebrations that took place around the state to honor Earth Day.
Alamogordo - Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) sponsored an Earth Day/Energy poster contest at HAFB primary and elementary schools and selected first, second and third place winners in three different categories. The posters were displayed during the Earth Day activities both on base and during the 16th Earth Day Fair at the Alameda Park Zoo in Alamogordo. The posters will be laminated and displayed at different facilities throughout the base to keep military and civilian personnel focused on environmental issues.
And last but not least, from April 19th to 21st Holloman provided free to HAFB military and civilian personnel compost material for landscaping.
Albuquerque
-Goodwill E-waste Collection – Goodwill Industries of New Mexico and Comcast teamed up to host a FREE E-WASTE AND TV RECYCLING RALLY in conjunction with Comcast Cares Day on Saturday, April 24. Residents were invited to bring their unwanted televisions, monitors, computers and personal electronics to the free recycling event.
A total of 726 vehicles came through during the collection rally from 9am to 1pm and Goodwill collected a total of 43 tons of e-waste and TVs for recycling, this included 14 tons of e-waste, 25 tons of TVs and 4 tons of miscellaneous electronics.
In 2009, Goodwill joined Dell computer’s national recycling program and now accepts used computer equipment and accessories on a year-round basis. Since the partnership with Dell was formed, Goodwill has helped to recycle 206 tons of e-waste, keeping these items out of New Mexico’s landfills.
Goodwill staff & volunteers help with
e-waste recycling event
- Albuquerque Recycling, Inc. will conduct an Earth Day e-waste recycling event Saturday, May 8, 2010. Electronics can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Albuquerque Recycling, Inc. at 3726 Hawkins St. NE, West of Jefferson between Ellison and Masthead.
Albuquerque Recycling accepts computers, laptops, servers, televisions, printers, monitors, LCD screens, scanners, fax machines, cell phones and much more. Disposal fees apply to televisions ($10) and CRT monitors ($5). For a complete list of accepted items, visit www.AlbuquerqueRecycling.net.
-Chris Campbell from NMSU’s Institute for Energy & the Environment hosted a booth at the Southwest Airlines call center in Albuquerque as part of their Green Event on Thursday, April 22.
Carlsbad
-Carlsbad residents enjoyed celebrating Earth Day at the Living Desert State Park and Carlsbad Caverns National Park with informational booths, nature walks, bicycle race and fundraiser for a local park.
-The City of Carlsbad and Eddy County jointly funded a hazardous materials drop-off event on April 24th at the City’s riverfront “beach”. Residents safely disposed of everything from unused medications to household cleaners, engine fluids and tires. The Current-Argus newspaper noted that cars were lined up as early as 7:30 am for the disposal event. New this year, the Carlsbad police and fire departments collected expired and unused medications. These medications are to be encased in concrete for proper disposal. This is also the first year the hazardous materials drop-off will be provided bi-annually with a second collection scheduled for the fall of 2010. Event participants were given a reusable shopping bag, a container of biodegradable laundry detergent and low-flow showerhead.
Cibola & McKinley Counties
Northwest New Mexico Solid Waste Authority launches new drop
off recycling program in Cibola and McKinley Counties on April 22nd. Learn
more in the full-length article below.
Farmington
FARMINGTON — The city parks organization Farmington Clean and Beautiful
will host its spring Dumpster weekend at Berg Park on May 1 and May 2. Dumpster weekend is hosted by the city twice each year (spring and fall) to offer an outlet for residents to dump oversized junk, including appliances, building materials and yard waste, preventing the waste materials from being disposed on public lands or other illegal dump sites around the county.
While electronics were cut from the collection list due
to a lack of funding, the city is still able to collect refrigerators and pay to have Freon and other refrigerant chemicals safely removed before disposal.
The city parks department is working to identify alternative places for throwing away electronics.
Farmington Goodwill accepts free drop-off for some electronics waste, company spokeswoman Shauna O'Cleireachain
said. Some electronics retailers also offer electronics waste-disposal programs
to accept old gadgets purchased from their companies.
Grants
-Albuquerque Recycling, Inc. held an e-waste recycling event at Grant’s NMSU Campus from 9am to noon on April 24th as part of the community’s Earth Day event.
Las Cruces
The South Central Solid Waste Authority (SCSWA) unveiled "BigBelly," a solar-powered compactor for recyclables. “BigBelly” uses the sun's energy to compact recyclables, reducing the cost of collection. The recycling solar compactor in Las Cruces was a big hit at its Earth Day debut at Young Park on April 24th. Young people especially were so fired up about the compactor taking and smashing recyclables, some of the kids were pulling recyclables out of the nearby trash cans, and bringing them to BigBelly to watch the solar compactor quietly do its job. Wonderful!
South Central Recycling Partnership (SCRaP) handed out recycling brochures, Smencils (scented pencils made of recycled newspaper) and reusable grocery bags to the first 250 visitors to their booth.
Topping last year's numbers, Keep Las Cruces Beautiful signed up more than 640 volunteers that participated in the Great American Cleanup on April 24th; the 2010 goal is to remove 18 tons of litter. Volunteer groups represent schools, families, neighborhoods, NMSU and DACC, community agencies and youth organizations. Volunteers were provided gloves, trash bags and a "Toss No Mas" T-shirt. A free lunch hosted by Walmart followed.
Additionally in honor of Earth Day the Mesilla Valley Film Society scheduled an earth-friendly triple-feature at the Fountain Theatre in Mesilla on April 24th, and partnered with volunteers from SCRaP to provide recycling brochures and spend a few minutes answering recycling questions. The films included The Man Who Planted Trees, A Voice in the Wilderness and At the Edge of the World.
At the Edge of the World (90 minutes) follows controversial Canadian activist Paul Watson as he sets sail with a crew of 46 volunteers who draw on the spirit of piracy to protect the treasures of the sea, such as whales. The viewer gets to see firsthand just how far some people are willing to go to save an animal's life.
Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) held several events at the Laboratory during the week of April 19th, including a Great Garbage Grab litter clean up contest and the Atomic City Transit Contest, which rewards LANL employees for riding the bus. Events also included LANL’s Earth Day Vegetable Garden groundbreaking and informational booth, an Energy Town Hall discussion, the 15th annual Pollution Prevention Awards Ceremony and incentives for employees that switch from disposable food containers to reusable ones and presentations on composting, small-garden maintenance and the value of reusable dishes and utensils as opposed to disposable items.
Santa Fe
Michelle Vattano from the New Mexico Environment Departments’ Pollution Prevention Program hosted a booth at the Santa Fe Mall on Thursday, April 22.
Silver City
The Gila Resources Information Project and the Town of Silver City sponsored an Earth Day event in partnership with the Southwest Solid Waste Authority and Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold sponsored at Penny Park on April 24th. The celebration included performances by students from the Conservatory of Dance, Zoe's Dance Groups and the Fiddling Friends; a trivial pursuit raffle; a tree-planting; creation of a time capsule; a drumming circle; activities for children; and the first ever e-waste collection, which will be just north of Penny Park. The event also included lots of activities for kids as well -- booths making litterbug puppets in three sizes, sock-size, human-size and almost-float-size.
More than 30 groups were on hand to help celebrate Earth Day and provide information on a wide range of social and environmental topics. The Sierra Club will give out a free compact fluorescent light bulb to those who attend.
In addition, Southwest Solid Waste Authority was there with information about the new single-stream recycling program and to collect regular recycling items, such as paper, cans and plastic and glass bottles. All sorts of paper can also be recycled, including your old phone books.
-Albuquerque Recycling, Inc. held an e-waste recycling event at Silver City’s Earth Day celebration in Penny Park. The event was sponsored by the Silver City Recycling Advisory Committee and the City of Silver City. Albuquerque Recycling collected old computer equipment, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, phones, games, radios, tape recorders, modems and other electronics. Along with electronics people could also recycle old pots and pans.
Socorro
Socorro celebrated Earth Day on the plaza with vendors and activities, including Cottonwood Valley Charter School staff and students modeling their Trash Fashion outfits. One eighth grade student created a dress from an old lace curtain and used plastic grocery bags, belt from old phone charger and cell phone and shoes from compostable lunch trays, grocery bags and coke can tabs. Trash Fashion outfits were modeled for a friendly competition.
Tucumcari
Tucumcari High School scheduled numerous Earth Day activities for April 22nd, including trash pick-up with the City of Tucumcari at the Tucumcari Convention Center and at Tucumcari Lake, landscaping at NMSU Research Center and afternoon lectures on topics ranging from the current health of the earth, green jobs and opportunities, energy efficient geothermal HVAC systems in the new high school and food and teen health.
Taos
The educational nonprofit New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA), in collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps produced a celebration on April 25th in Kit Carson Park that featured live music, as well as exhibitions by local nonprofit environmental groups. Scott Evans, president of the Taos Chapter of the NMSEA noted that, “Anyone interested in learning anything about solar, wind power, green building, farming or water, this is a great opportunity to talk with professionals and to see and touch things that are working.”
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Sign Up Today for the NM Recycling Conference
As you know, the 2010 NM Recycling Conference will take place June 22-23 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Early Bird Rate full conference registration rate of $250 for NMRC Members and $350 for NMRC Non-Members is good through June 1st. Please sign up today to take advantage of the Early Bird rate and be a part of the state's premier recycling education forum.
NMRC is able to offer free conference attendance and one night stay in the adjacent DoubleTree Hotel Albuquerque to 20 representatives from rural communities (one person per community - representative should be either the community’s recycling or solid waste operator) through a USDA Utilities Program grant. If you are a representative of a rural community that would like to utilize this scholarship (<10,000 residents), please note this on your registration form. The 20 free slots will be awarded on a first-come-first-served basis and the scholarships are going fast so if you’re a rural community, planning on utilizing a scholarship, please let us know asap.
To learn more and register online, please visit http://www.recyclenewmexico.com/conference10.htm
Exhibitors can also register and learn more by clicking on the link above.
Thank you to our Generous Sponsors:
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NMSU Earns 2nd Place in National RecycleMania Contest!!!
The official 2010 results are in! With over 600 colleges and universities signed up this year, New Mexico State University earned second place in the"Grand Champion" division with a 69.05% recycling rate!. NMSU achieved this impressive recycling rate through waste minimization efforts associated with:
• Acitve programs to sell or donate campus curplus property
• Creation of an office supplies exchange program on campus
• Organics recycling
RecycleMania participants recycled or composted over 84 million lbs. of material during the course of ten weeks. From Portland State University in Oregon to Pellissippi State Community College in Tennessee, millions of students and staff members chipped into make the 2010 competition a great success with each piece of paper they recycled or drink they got in a reusable mug.
The winners circle this year includes familiar faces and several new schools. Cal State San Marcos again won the Grand Champion, barely nudging out New Mexico State University. After coming close in recent years the US Coast Guard Academy, claimed the Stephen K. Gaski Per Capita Classic award, while North Lake College claimed it’s third Waste Minimization title in as many years. Ursinus College and newcomer Johnson & Wales University-Denver each claimed their first awards with the Bottles and Cans, and Food Waste Organics categories respectively. Rounding out the list, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering won the Paper Category and Kalamazoo College added Cardboard to the list of categories they’ve won over the years. To see the complete 2010 rankings, visit the Results page.
Every spring, students across the country become RecycleManiacs competing for national supremacy to determine which school can reduce, reuse and recycle the most campus waste.
From January 17 to March 27, this 10-week challenge ignites classic college rivalries, rallying students, faculty and staff to increase on-campus recycling rates beyond their collegiate competitors.
The spirit of friendly competition sparked huge environmental gains. The total amount of recyclables and organic materials recovered during the 2010 competition added up to 84.5 million pounds, which in turn prevented the release of nearly 137,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2E). In real-world terms, this reduction in greenhouse gases is equivalent to the annual emissions from 23,850 passenger cars; electricity use of 15,140 homes; or the burning of 650 railcars’ worth of coal.
Schools participate in any of eight categories, including the “Grand Champion,” which measures recycling as a percentage of the total waste generation; the “Per Capita Classic,” which measures the largest amount of combined recyclables per person; the “Waste Minimization” competition, which tracks the lowest amount of waste per person; and the “Gorilla” Prize, which acknowledges the schools with the highest total combine recycling weights.
The “Grand Champion” top three finalists, determined by the percentage of overall waste that is recycled over 10 weeks, were:
• California State University-San Marcos (71.82 %) – San Marcos, CA
• New Mexico State University (69.05 %) – Las Cruces, NM
• American University (64.90 %) – Washington DC
Top schools in each category earn “bragging rights,” while the winners of each are recognized with an award made of recycled glass.
About RecycleMania: RecycleMania was launched in 2001 as a friendly challenge between Ohio University and Miami University to increase recycling on their campuses. The contest has expanded rapidly in nine years’ time from two schools in 2001 to 607 colleges and universities in 2010 spanning 49 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. Over a 10-week period, campuses compete to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest recycling rate.
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McKinley & Cibola County Begin Recycling Program!
Recycling Comes to McKinley and Cibola Counties: Regional Solid Waste Authority Opened Recycling Drop-off Centers in
Celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd
Display showing what
can now be recycled in
Recycle Cibola! Volunteers at the April 22 Celebration
Cibola & McKinley
County
The Northwest New Mexico Regional Solid Waste Authority (Solid Waste Authority) is a quasi-governmental entity that operates the Red Rocks Landfill in Thoreau. This is where McKinley and Cibola Counties dispose of their trash. On April 22, 2010, in celebration of Earth Day, the Solid Waste Authority did not just dispose of the counties’ waste; it opened and operated new recycling drop-off centers at transfer stations in McKinley and Cibola Counties.
Both the McKinley County Transfer Station (in Gallup) and the Cibola County Transfer Station (in Milan) are now collecting the following separated materials for recycling for no charge or fee:
1) aluminum (clean); 2) steel cans a/k/a/ tin cans (clean with labels removed); 3) corrugated cardboard; 5) white office paper (without staples, paper clips, glue, tape, plastic or folders); 6) newspapers; 7) magazines; 8) phone books;and 9) most electronic-waste (computers, laptop computers, servers, network equipment, server racks, flat screen monitors, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, phones, cell phones, Tele-Com equipment, computer battery back-ups, UPS batteries, and computer peripherals (computer mice, keyboards, etc.)). These materials will be conveyed to manufacturers and bulk recyclers who will place them back in the commercial market or re-use them to produce new products.
Residents of McKinley County can drop-off accepted recyclables on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the McKinley County Transfer Station located at 107 Hasler Valley Road in Gallup. (505-863-5776).
Residents of Cibola County can drop-off accepted recyclables on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Cibola County Transfer Station located at State Road 568 in Milan. (505-287-4150).
The opening of these recycling drop-off centers on Earth Day, April 22nd included celebrations in both Grants and Gallup.
Recycle Cibola!
Volunteer Hollis Fleischer Presents NWSWA Executive
Director, Billy Moore
with a
Commemorative Poster
Billy W. Moore, Executive Director of the Solid Waste Authority, who will be implementing and overseeing the program, stated: “Recycling is a way for all of us to take care of our environment. Recycling saves energy and resources like oil, water, and trees. It reduces pollution and litter and it slows down the filling of our landfill.”
Tony Gallegos, Solid Waste Authority Board Member and Commissioner of Cibola County agreed: “We need to recycle our materials and not put them into our landfill. The success of our program rests with our citizens. As we make it our habit to recycle materials, we will reduce our trash disposal and make a better community for ourselves and our children.”
Tom Trujillo, Solid Waste Authority Vice-Chairman and McKinley County Manager, commented that, “We will begin with a modest recycling program. And, as the community becomes involved and economics permit, we hope to expand the recycling program to include the collection of other materials, such as plastic and glass.”
Moore explained the Solid Waste Authority has been working with McKinley County, Cibola County, Gallup, Grants, and Milan officials, as well as community groups, to establish a sensible and successful recycling program. Moore thanked all who have been involved in working to get the recycling programs off the ground.
First and foremost, Moore recognized the Solid Waste Authority Board -- Chairman Larry Carver, Village of Milan; Vice-Chairman Tom “Speedy” Trujillo, McKinley County; Treasurer Jay Azua, City of Gallup; Tony Gallegos, Cibola County, Kit South, McKinley County; Josie Blea, City of Grants; and Lance Allgood, City of Gallup -- who have firmly supported establishment of a recycling program in the McKinley and Cibola Counties.
He extended his particular thanks and recognition to Recycle Cibola!, a recycling group in Grants; the McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council and Connections, Inc., recycling advocates in Gallup; and the New Mexico Recycling Coalition, in Santa Fe -- for their hard work and dedication in developing, fine-tuning, and promoting recycling programs in the two counties.
Mayors of the largest cities in McKinley and Cibola Counties – Gallup and Grants – were delighted at the prospect of an organized and well-run recycling program to be coordinated by the Solid Waste Authority. Harry Mendoza, Mayor of Gallup, said: “Recycling is the right thing to do. It will help our city be a more attractive place to live and visit. We and our children can only benefit from a program that will save our energy and resources.” Joe Murietta, Mayor of Grants, commented that “the time is right for New Mexicans to make a difference. I ask all to help: let’s pick up and recycle those papers, bottles, and cans; and let’s work together to take care of our homes and our community.”
Information on recycling in McKinley County is available at www.mcrcnow.org or call (505) 722-9257. Information on recycling in Cibola County can be found at www.RecycleCibola.org.
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2010 Recycling Awards Announced!
New Mexico Recycling Coalition Announces Outstanding Recyclers
In honor of Earth Day, the New Mexico Recycling Coalition announced leading businesses, communities and individuals who have played a critical role in helping to increase and improve recycling efforts in the state. Awardees will be recognized at a ceremony during the New Mexico Recycling Conference on June 22 at 4:00 PM at the Albuquerque Convention Center. This is the first year that NMRC has announced the awards to the members and the public before the award ceremony.
English Bird, Executive Director of New Mexico Recycling Coalition said, "With a national average of 33% to compare to New Mexico's much lower 12.4% recycling rate, we desperately need these pioneers leading the way to encourage everyone to change their habits and make a difference for the environment. Recycling is something everyone can do on a daily basis."
To attend the event, please contact sarah@recyclenewmexico.com or 505-603-0558. Congratulations to the 2010 Recycling Award winners!
Award Winner |
Category |
Al & Terri McBrayer, Las Cruces |
Community Recycling Activists of the Year |
Albuquerque Academy |
School Recycling Program of the Year |
Albuquerque Convention Center |
Hospitality Recycler of the Year |
Bonnie Tafoya, Las Cruces |
Recycler of the Year |
CARC Rainbow Recycling and City of Carlsbad |
NonProfit & City Joint Recycling Program of the Year |
City of Farmington |
City Recycling Program of the Year |
City of Truth or Consequences and The Bountiful Alliance Recycling Group |
Community-Based Recycling Program |
Corrales Fire Department |
Special Award Recognizing Volunteerism and Community Service in the Name of Recycling |
Darin Sand, Goodman Realty, Andaluz Project |
Most Innovative Recycling Project of the Year |
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council |
Tribal Recycling Outreach Program of the Year |
Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority |
Rural Recycling Program of the Year |
George Tippen Sr., Lincoln County |
Community Recycling Activist of the Year |
Goodwill Industries of New Mexico |
Reuse Organization of the Year |
Gordon Glass, Farmington |
Community Recycling Activist of the Year |
Greentree Solid Waste Authority - Serving Lincoln County |
County Recycling Program of the Year |
GRIND, Inc., Las Cruces |
Construction Recycler of the Year |
NASA White Sands Test Facility |
Federal Facility Recycling Program of the Year |
New Mexico Environment Department: Solid Waste Bureau START Program |
State Government Recycling Program of the Year |
People's Flowers, Albuquerque |
Small Business Recycler of the Year |
PNM |
Large Business Recycler of the Year |
Pueblo of Santa Ana |
Tribal Recycling Program of the Year |
Rep. Jeff Steinborn, Las Cruces |
Legislator of the Year |
Road Runner Waste Service, Inc. Bernalillo/Albuquerque |
Construction Recycling Hauler of the Year |
South Central Solid Waste Authority, Las Cruces |
Solid Waste Authority Recycling Program of the Year |
Tara Chisum, Angel Fire |
Community Recycling Activist of the Year |
Walter Dods (Soilutions), Albuquerque |
Organics Recycler of the Year |
The edition of the New Mexico Business Weekly highlighted the Recycling Award recipients in its April 22nd edition. To see this article, please visit http://albuquerque.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2010/04/19/daily42.html
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Call2Recycle® Recharges the Planet by Recycling Batteries
Rechargeable batteries power these
everyday items
Rechargeable batteries power many wireless products, from cell phones and laptop computers to remote control toys and power tools. Consumers depend on these products to be reliable and reusable for many years.
However, rechargeable batteries that power these products don’t last forever. As consumers purchase replacement batteries or upgrade to more advanced products, the amount of potential waste generated can be harmful to our environment. That’s why it is important to recycle rechargeable batteries and cell phones once they are no longer useful. The Call2Recycle® program is an easy solution for proper disposal of rechargeable batteries and cell phones.
Call2Recycle is the only free rechargeable battery and cell phone collection program in North America, boasting 30,000 collection locations. To date, the program has used its comprehensive and environmentally sound recycling solution to recycle more than 55 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in the U.S. and Canada.
To learn more about the program, visit call2recycle.org.
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NMRC Board Meeting Dates
The NMRC board meets 5 times a year and
members are always welcome to attend the meetings. We
welcome your input and are always looking for new board
members for our September election. We have also started
offering a call-in option to board meetings. If you wish to
attend any of the meetings, please RSVP ahead of time to
english@recyclenewmexico.com.
May 19, 9 AM - 1 PM, ABQ
September 14, 9 AM - 1 PM, Moriarty
November 4-5, Retreat at Sevilleta Research
Station, 1 PM to 1 PM
All these meetings are posted online at
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Register for May Recycling Course
Update your state certification or learn about the ins and outs of recycling by taking the 3-day composting course hosting by NMRC in partnership with the New Mexico Environment Department: Solid Waste Bureau. The class is slated for May 11-13 in Los Alamos and provides a nice excuse to extend your trip and visit nearby Bandelier National Monument this time of year.
There are only a few more spots available, so please register today. Registration is available online for all recycling and composting courses at
http://www.recyclenewmexico.com/cert_classes.htm
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Embracing Restraint
From Waste Age Wire - April 12, 2010 by Chaz Miller
As noted in last month's column, "Slimming Down," America's waste production declined by 5 million tons in 2008. Recycling tonnages were also down. The Great Recession was the major reason we made and recycled less. When people have less money, they buy fewer things.
However, two other factors also have had an impact. One is changes in material use in our society. Paper use, especially printed grades such as newspaper, is down dramatically. Another example is replacing heavy products with lighter ones, such as the ongoing switch to plastic packages. Scientists even have a name for this phenomenon. They call it “dematerialization.”
The other factor is a concerted effort by American manufacturers and retailers to convert wastes into resources. I cited efforts by a number of companies to reduce or eliminate their garbage cans and to increase the size of their recycling and composting bins. These businesses have a direct financial incentive to turn a debit into an asset. By using less material to make products and by converting their waste stream into a resource stream they are being resourceful capitalists.
Taken together, these factors made 2008 a banner year for waste reduction, which is at the top of EPA's solid waste hierarchy. For those of us in the solid waste and recycling industry, the key question is what will happen when the Great Recession is over. Changes in the materials we use and an increased emphasis by manufacturers on lower their waste footprint (“wasteprint?”) will continue. But will American consumers start spending again, thus creating more waste and recyclables?
Many commentators believe we are entering a new era of reduced consumption. For the last year, the Wall Street Journal has been awash with stories about a new frugal consumer. In mid-January, an International Monetary Fund study concluded that American consumption will continue to decline. While that report was written in language that only an economist would love, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was more succinct when he argued that American consumers borrowed too much and overspent. He predicted that the lower consumption levels are permanent. Even famed American investor Warren Buffet has noted a “reset” to lower consumer spending.
If these commentators are right, per capita waste generation will continue to decline. EPA says it went down by a little more than 3 percent in 2008. That trend is likely to continue for several years. However, more people usually means more garbage and more recycling. The key issue for solid waste and recycling managers is whether population growth will trump frugal consumers.
The good news is that Americans remain eager to recycle and compost. The number and scope of these programs increased in 2008 even as tonnages went down. This trend will continue.
But will our new frugality be a permanent reality or will we return to our old consumptive habits? If history is any guide, we have not entered a permanent era of less stuff. Humans are an acquisitive species with a longstanding pattern of wanting more things rather than less. Waste generation will increase when people have money in their pockets and the confidence to spend it. As a result, we should continue to emphasize that waste is a resource while finding ways to continue achieving that goal.
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Coca-Cola & Keep America Beautiful Support 82 Community Recycling Programs, including Rio Rancho & Luna County through Bin Grant Programs
STAMFORD, Conn. (April 26, 2010) — Recycling programs in 82 towns and cities throughout the country received a significant boost to their local recycling efforts when Keep America Beautiful and The Coca-Cola Company announced the recipients of the spring 2010 Recycling Bin Grant program. Chosen from over 1,700 applications submitted, the 82 grant recipients represent a cross section of community groups, local governments, colleges and nonprofit organizations across the country. Grant recipients receive recycling bins from a pre-set list of options.
Grants were awarded for a diverse range of settings from 37 states, including 14 colleges and universities, 32 municipalities and other local government entities, 20 K-12 schools, 17 nonprofit organizations, and additional community groups and Native American tribes. Recipients were chosen by KAB based on a number of criteria, including where bins are likely to have the most impact on recovering beverage containers from the waste stream, ability of recipients to sustain their program in the future, and intention to support collection programs with recycling education and promotion. The Bin Grant is sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company and is designed to promote and support community recycling in the U.S.
“Our company is committed to designing packages that are recyclable and resource efficient,” said April Crow, sustainable packaging manager, The Coca-Cola Company. “We also are focused on ensuring that there are strong end-markets for our packages by investing in commercial recycling and community collection programs like RecycleBank and the Recycling Bin Grant Program. We hope this program will encourage communities to expand recycling as we continue to close the loop for our products as well as other valuable recyclables.”
“We are excited to partner with Coca-Cola to offer the bin grants,” said Alec Cooley, director, recycling programs, Keep America Beautiful. “This program is a direct way that we can benefit recycling programs on a grassroots level.”
The Bin Grant Program provides recycling bins directly to recipients and leverages the purchasing power and recycling expertise of KAB. Since its inception in the fall of 2007, the Bin Grant program has placed more than 1,100 recycling bins in 225 communities in 48 states and the District of Columbia. A full list of the Fall 2010 Bin Grant recipients is below. Further information about the grant program is available at http://bingrant.org/.
Rio Rancho's bins will be used at the City's multi-use sports complex, consisting of 78.5 acres and will provide the city with its first public space recycling venue. The bins will assist the city in achieving its recycling and environmental goals by increasing recycling rates, recycling opportunities and providing recycling in public spaces. The residents of Rio Rancho consistently let their local government officials know that recycling is important to them. Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful Coordinator Jennifer Scacco noted that they, "are thrilled to have received bins from the Coca-Cola bin grant program!"
Keep Luna County Beautiful will use the Coca Cola bins to gather soda cans during all of their public events, the largest of which is the Great American Duck Race. The Duck Race alone attracts over 20,000 visitors to the annual three day event held every August. The money raised through selling the cans will be used to supplement the county's Keep America Beautiful program in a variety of ways. When not in use at a pubilc event, the bins will be utilized daily at all Luna County facilities.
View the list of all 82 grant recipients at http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pressreleases_4_26_10
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EPA Recycling Education
Webinars for 2010
You can register for the 2010 EPA Resource Conservation Challenge
Web Academy Solid Waste Management and Recycling Education
Series on the web
at:
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/rcc/web-academy/index.htm
May 20: Social Marketing - Changing
Behavior in Your Community
June 17: Multi-Family Dwellings
Recycling
July 15: Recycling & Market Development
of Unique Materials
August 19: Food Waste/Organics
Reduction & Recycling
September 16: Greening University
Campuses
October 21: Sustainable Materials
Management
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Just in Time for Summer - How to Set up Successful Event Recycling
From Resource Recycling - April Edition
Whether it's a baseball game, rock concert or wine tasting gathering, when people congregate in a public space, a majority of time they'll end up producing some volume of waste. And, for promoters and organizers of these events, responsibly managing that waste is a major challenge. Special event recycling has emerged as a way to improve diversion, promote recycling to a large group of people, and reduce the environmental footprint for any event. Successfully implementing an event recycling program, however, is no easy task.
To shed some light on the issue, Resource Recycling sought out experts in event recycling and asked them to share their experience on waste stream projection, securing partners and sponsorships, marketing recycling and doing it all on a budget. Their stories are enhanced by tips and online resources that will help newcomers, and old hands alike, make the most of event recycling. An of this article, which appeared in the April issue of Resource Recycling, is available by clicking on the link below:
http://tinyurl.com/EventRecycling
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Whole Foods In the Recycling Spotlight
The natural and organic grocer is going even greener in many ways. Below please find three recent noteworthy endeavors.
PRESERVE GIMME 5 RECYCLING PROGRAM COMES TO NEW MEXICO WHOLE FOODS MARKETS - Live in Albuquerque or Santa Fe? No need to throw away the ubiquitous number 5 plastic containers anymore. Yogurt, cottage cheese and other number five containers can now be taken to Whole Foods Markets in Albuquerque and Santa Fe as part of an expansion of the Preserve Gimme 5 program.
Preserve and their partners created the Gimme 5 program to offer a simple way to save these plastics and make sure they have a second life. Now you can enjoy all of those great products that come packaged in #5 plastic, save them up, clean them out and drop them at one of these retail locations and Preserve will transform the recyclables into new Preserve toothbrushes and razors. Just look for the Preserve Gimme 5 bin.
WHOLE FOODS ANNOUNCEES WINE CORK RECYCLING PROGRAM - Natural and organic grocer Whole Foods has announced a new wine cork recycling program at all 292 of its retail stores in the U.S., U.K. and Canada. Whole Foods Market is partnering with Cork ReHarvest to help collect and recycle some of the 13 billion natural corks that are produced each year.
"We often forget that cork is a renewable, recyclable material that does not belong in landfills," said Erez Klein, wine and beer buyer for Whole Foods Market´s Pacific Northwest Region. "Cork ReHarvest allows us to help sustain cork forests, a critically important resource for our planet, and to do so with near effortless local community action."
The cork program will piggyback on the company´s existing recycling infrastructure.
In the western U.S., corks will be sent to Western Pulp, where the material will be recycled into wine shippers containing 10% cork. In the Midwest, corks will be used by Yemm & Hart in the production of floor tiles. Eastern and U.K. markets will send used cork to Jelinek Cork Group for recycling. For more information, visit www.corkreharvest.org.
WHOLE FOODS MARKET PARTNERS WITH EPA TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 28 that Whole Foods Market of Austin, Texas, has increased its ranking to No. 3 on EPA's National Top 50 list of the largest green power purchasers. This increased ranking further demonstrates Whole Foods Market's commitment to protecting the environment and builds upon its existing partnership with EPA's Green Power Partnership. Whole Foods Market is purchasing more than 817 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 109 percent of the organization's U.S. electricity use. Whole Foods Market is buying a combination of renewable energy certificates and utility green power products from 3Degrees and Austin Energy.
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Doing the Right Thing About Plastics - Santa Fe
Excerpt from the Santa Fe New Mexican, April 10, 2010
Theodore Goujon, a student at El Dorado Community School in Santa Fe, has to be the most articulate 10-year-old out there. While talking to him, you might forget that he's only 10.
"The whole world right now is a plastic ecosystem. There is plastic everywhere — right here in this shop right now, right behind you, everywhere," Theodore said seriously as he gestured around the dining section at Whole Foods Market, pointing out plastic containers holding cheese, soup and sushi. "I just want to reduce the plastic and bring it down to a certain number."
Theodore, along with his father, Hervé Goujon, are spearheading a new program called Just Add Water, a campaign to get the 700 students at El Dorado Community School to start using reusable stainless steel bottles rather than plastic bottles. Theodore, who uses both a stainless steel bottle and lunch box every day, came up with the idea a few months ago after he was put in charge of the recycle bins at the school.
"He realized the one that is supposed to be full of plastic is never filled," said Hervé Goujon. "We found plastic bottles on the playground." Theodore said this has been going on for a long time.
The goal of Just Add Water is to get children to use stainless steel bottles, but Theodore doesn't just want to give away the bottles. He wants his schoolmates to know exactly why they're using them instead of plastic.
Starting next week, teachers at the school will show their classes the Just Add Water PowerPoint presentation and give the children a quiz afterward. If the class scores an 80 percent or better collectively, students will be able to receive the free bottles at the end of the school year. The Goujons are raising money to help pay for the bottles. So far, they have Los Alamos National Bank on board to help purchase the bottles — which will include the Just Add Water logo and the logos of sponsors. Anybody interested in becoming a sponsor can visit www.justaddwaterworld.org to find out more. Donations will be tax deductible, because the project is being run through El Dorado Community School's Parent Teacher Association.
The plan is to eventually expand the program and offer it in different schools across the state.
Theodore doesn't know what he wants to be when he grows up, but he knows that it will definitely have something to do with the environment.
"I think that the environment is very important," Theodore said passionately. "Very important."
Read the full article at http://www.santafenewmexican.com/neighbors/Doing-the-right-thing-without-plastics
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E-stewart Initiative Launched
From Resoure Recycling, April 15, 2010 edition
The Basel Action Network (BAN) today launched its long-awaited, highly-touted e-Stewards Initiative, announcing the first three procesors to be fully certified under its e-Stewards Standard as well as listing businesses and environmental groups that are supporting BAN's certification program.
A baker's dozen of companies have been named as e-Stewards Enterprises — non-recycling firms which agree to "always make best efforts to use e-Stewards Recyclers," and which include such corporations as Apollo Group, Bank of America, Capital One Financial, the Premier healthcare alliance, Samsung and Wells Fargo.
The first three companies to be certified under the e-Stewards certification program are Newport Computer Services, Inc. and WeRecycle! with one location each, and Redemtech, with all four of its U.S. locations certified. In addition to the three processors already certified, there are a dozen processors already contracted with one of the three certifying bodies, AQA International, Orion Registar and QMI-SAI Global, and are expected to achieve certification in the coming weeks. Of the 12 locations waiting to complete certification, seven are located outside the United States.
There are also almost 50 Pledged e-Stewards Recyclers, which have been vetted internally by BAN, but are not yet officially certified under the Standard. All of those companies have committed to be certified by August 31, 2011 to retain the e-Stewards designation.
In a media conference call earlier today, Jim Puckett, executive director of BAN, touted the e-Stewards bona fides from fellow environmentalists and from the business world. "We are the only certification program to be supported both by the environmental community and by business," said Puckett.
"Over 65 environmental organizations from around the world have announced that they are throwing their support behind the e-Stewards initiative," including such groups as Greenpeace USA, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Sierra Club.
More coverage of the e-Stewards certification program — including charts of what company is being certified under which program — can be found in the print edition of E-Scrap News. Click here to subscribe.
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Recycling Commodity Prices
After several months of prices going up, some prices dropped this month. Paper mills are running very well, but demand for export has diminished and the warmer weather has made more wood chips available that can be used to replace cardboard. Depending upon location and presentation, price for OCC went down between $10 and $30 per Ton. Demand for Office Waste and White Paper is still steady, but prices went down $10 to $25 per Ton as well. There were no changes in the price for Newspaper and Mixed Paper.
Demand for plastics is increasing and prices are going up slowly. Price for Aluminum cans has been going up and down a few cents per lb, but it has a positive trend for the last two months.
.
| Date |
Card-board |
News-paper |
Sorted
Office Paper |
Mixed Paper |
Shrink Wrap |
PET Bottles
#1* |
Natural
HDPE |
Single
Color HDPE |
Alumin-um
Cans |
April 2010 |
$85-$150/ton |
$10- $70/ton |
$50- $150/ton |
$5/ton |
$0.02-$0.06/lb |
$0.03-$0.20/lb* |
$0.03-$0.29/lb |
$0.01-$0.20/lb |
0.54-$0.66/lb |
| Feb 2010 |
$85-$145/ton |
$10-$65/ton |
$50-$160/ton |
$5/ton |
$0.02-$0.06/lb |
$0.02-$0.04/lb* |
$0.03-$0.26/lb |
$0.01-$0.13/lb |
0.52-$0.54/lb |
| Feb 2010 |
$85-$145/ton |
$10-$65/ton |
$50-$160/ton |
$5/ton |
$0.02-$0.06/lb |
$0.02-$0.04/lb* |
$0.03-$0.26/lb |
$0.01-$0.13/lb |
0.52-$0.54/lb |
|
Jan
2010 |
$75-$115/ton |
$10-$65/ton |
$35-$150/ton |
$5/ton |
$0.02-$0.06/lb |
$0.02-$0.04/lb* |
$0.03-$0.26/lb |
$0.01-$0.11/lb |
0.48-$0.58/lb |
|
Dec. 2009 |
$50-$85/ton |
$10-$65/ton |
$30-$130/ton |
NA |
$0.02-$0.06/lb |
$0.02-$0.04/lb* |
$0.03-$0.26/lb |
$0.01-$0.11/lb |
$0.48-$0.58/lb |
|
Nov. 2009 |
$40-$75/ton |
$10-$65/ton |
$30-$120/ton |
NA |
$0.02-$0.06/lb |
$0.02-$0.04/lb* |
$0.03-$0.26/lb |
$0.01-$0.11/lb |
$0.48-$0.58/lb |
|
Oct. 2009 |
$40-75/ton |
$10-65/ton |
$30-110/ton |
NA |
$.02-.06/lb |
$.02-.04/lb* |
$.03-.26/lb |
$.01-.11/lb |
$.48-.58/lb |
| Sept 2009 |
$40-80/ton |
$10-55/ton |
$30-100/ton |
NA |
$.02-.05/lb |
$.02-.03/lb*
|
$.03-$.17/lb |
$.01-$.09/lb |
$.40-$.54/lb |
| Aug 2009 |
$40-80/ton |
$10-50/ton |
$30-95/ton |
NA |
$.02-.04/lb |
$.02/lb*
|
$.03-$.15/lb |
$.01-$.09/lb |
$.38-$.52/lb |
| July 2009 |
$40-75/ton |
$10-50/ton |
$25-90/ton |
NA |
$.02-.035/lb |
$.01/lb*
|
$.03-$.15/lb |
$.01-$.09/lb |
$.34-$.50/lb |
| June 2009 |
$25-55/ton |
$10-45/ton |
$30-70/ton |
NA |
$.01-.035/lb |
$.005/lb* |
$.03-$.15/lb |
$.01-$.09/lb |
$.32-$.44/lb |
| May 2009 |
$10-45/ton |
$10-35/ton |
$30-60/ton |
NA |
$.01-.035/lb |
$.005/lb*
|
$.03-$.15/lb |
$.01-$.09/lb |
$.32-$.44/lb |
| April 2009 |
$10-45/ton |
$10-35/ton |
$30-65/ton |
NA |
$.01-.035/lb |
$.005/lb*
|
$.03-$.12/lb |
$.01-$.06/lb |
$.28-$.37/lb |
| March 2009 |
$10-50/ton |
$5-35/ton |
$30-70/ton |
NA |
$.01-.035/lb |
$.005/lb*
|
$.03-$.10/lb |
$.01-$.05/lb |
$.18-$.37/lb |
| Feb 2009 |
$5-40/ton |
$5-30/ton |
$30-70/ton |
NA |
$.01-.035/lb |
$0 |
$.03-$.10/lb |
$.01-$.05/lb |
$.30-$.36/lb |
| Jan 2009 |
$5-35/ton |
$5-40/ton |
$30-70/ton |
NA |
$.01-.04/lb |
$0 |
$.03-$.04/lb |
$.01-$.03/lb |
$.30-$.40/lb |
| Dec 2008 |
$5-45/ton |
$5-40/ton |
$30-80/ton |
NA |
$.01-.04/lb |
$0
|
$.02-$.04/lb |
$.01-$.03/lb |
$.18-$.32/lb |
| Nov 2008 |
$20-60/ton |
$5-50/ton |
$40-105/ton |
NA |
$.04-.09/lb |
$.005/lb
|
$.02-$.04/lb |
$.01-$.03/lb |
$.18-$.22/lb |
| Oct 2008 |
$55-90/ton |
$35-80/ton |
$45-155/ton |
$5-10/ton |
$.05-.10/lb |
$.03-.10/lb |
$.03-$.06/lb |
$.03-$.06/lb |
$.48-$.60/lb |
| Sept 2008 |
$65-105/ton |
$45-95/ton |
$45-165/ton |
$5-50/ton |
$.05-.10/lb |
$.03-.10/lb |
$.03-$.06/lb |
$.03-$.06/lb |
$.48-$.75/lb |
* Only
accepting 100 pounds plus of PET #1
Please note that this is a sample of what is being offered
in New Mexico for certain commodities. Purchase prices for
OCC and Paper are subject to change based on market
fluctuations as reflected in the Southwest Region of the
Official Board Markets’ Yellow Sheet. Prices vary according
to presentation and quantity. These prices are for partial
loads. Full truckloads of any of the materials would be paid
at a greater price depending on the pick-up location and
destination of the material.
Other resources:
http://www.amm.com/recman/recdata/reccomp.htm for
national average commodity prices
http://www.wastenews.com/secondaryfiber/
http://www.packaging-online.com/
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Welcome to New Members 2010
Tom
Rico,
City
of
Roswell;
Richard
Kerner,
7UP/RC
Bottling; Karen Temple Beamish, Albuquerque Academy; Terry Tadano, Socorro Area Chamber of Commerce; Dennis Gallegos, Waste Management Farmington; Hiram Muse; Michael Alexander, Recycle Away; Dwight McDonough, Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority; Evelena McGahey; Sylvia Hewett Schneider, City of Carlsbad; Bill Radosevich, NM Waste Servivces; Wilson Laughter, Navajo Nation; Susan Flores, Keep Tularosa Beautiful; Rob Vezina, Toter
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Regional Round Up
SWANA: NEW MEXICO ROADRUNNER CHAPTER welcomes new President, Marcia Pincus. Marcia is the Mountain Area Manager for SCS Field Services a division of SCS Engineers. She has been a member of SWANA since 1995 and a Board Member of the NM Chapter since 2004. To learn more about SWANA and its new president, please visit http://www.nmswana.com/News1.html
RECYCLE RUNWAY & ROOTS AND SHOOTS - The Four Corners division of Jane Goodall's educational program Roots & Shoots recently partnered with the
Albuquerque Academy to run the 1st annual Recycle Festival
at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Three hundred and fifty 6th graders spent the
day learning about recycling activities and practices. Nancy Judd from Recycle Runway lead one of the recycling workshops. Click here to read the full article.
CONSERVATION VOTERS OF NM (CVNM) RELEASES LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD - The legislative scorecard is a tool for New Mexicans to hold our elected officials accountable for their environmental votes. CVNM dedicated its 2010 Scorecard to Stewart Udall and his great vision and legacy, and challenges all of us—as citizens, voters, and elected officials—to strive to live up to his lifelong commitment to environmental protection.
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Grants, Loans and Jobs
State Loans
NMED
Constructions Programs Bureau offers low-interest loans for
solid waste projects: http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/cpb/rip.html
Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Authority Job Listing
The position of Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station site manager is open until filled. Click here to read job description.
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Recycling Tidbits
Study Says Crumb Tire is Safe in Artificial Turf
A new study looking at the impact, effectiveness and safety of recycled tire crumb in artificial turf has been released by The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) and the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability at the University of California, Berkeley. More»
Companies offer Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Through Mail
Republic Services Inc. is forming a partnership with WasteSecure to offer fluorescent lamp recycling through the mail. More»
Target Launches Recycling Program
All 1,740 of Target’s retail stores will have permanent community recycling stations installed as part of the company’s month-long celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. More»
Best Buy to Increase Electronic, Appliance Recycling
Electronics retailer Best Buy is looking to significantly increase the amount of electronics and appliances it collects for recycling in its retail stores. More»
UPS Provides Customers with Green Shipping Options
United Parcel Service of America Inc. is now providing customers an opportunity to assess their shipments based on environmental standards. More»
Seattle Residents Increase Food Waste Composting 47%
Seattle residents increased food waste composting by 47% in 2009, according to Seattle Public Utilities and Cedar Grove Composting. More»
Groups Launch Website to Manage Unused Medicines
The National Community Pharmacists Association and Sharps Compliance Inc. have launched a new website to help divert prescription drugs from being flushed down the drain or being sent to landfills, where the compounds can leach into the groundwater. More»
Survey Shows Being Green Can Save Money
Being green means more green in the bank, a new survey shows. More»
Teamsters Support Recycling
From the National Recycling Coalition - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives have joined together in an effort called Recycling Works! Recycling Works! brings together waste workers and community and environmental justice activists to create and sustain long term, quality reuse, recycling, and composting jobs as one of the most affordable and immediate ways to address climate change and energy conservation.
Recycling Works! recommends three federal policy measures to build a 21st century resource recovery infrastructure:
- Set a national goal of recycling 75 percent of all municipal solid waste by 2015
- Transform the U.S. waste disposal infrastructure into a resource recovery infrastructure by leveling the playing field for emerging programs by ending subsidies, tax credits and other federal support for landfills and incinerators.
- Provide federal funds to state, tribal and local governments to invest in the transition to this new infrastructure
These recommendations were signed by over 130 organizations. The Recycling Works! website details these policy recommendations, and also has tools for public interest groups to encourage their Mayors and City Councils to demonstrate political support for a Federal Executive Order mandating recycling as a national jobs, climate and energy priority. The tools also include information that will help advocates make a strong case to support local recycling efforts.
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Calendar
May 19, 9 AM - 1 PM, NMRC Board Meeting, ABQ, RSVP to english@recyclenewmexico.com
June 22-23, NM Recycling Conference, www.recyclenewmexico.com/conference10.htm
September 14, 9 AM - 1 PM, Moriarty
November 4-5, Retreat at Sevilleta Research
Station, 1 PM to 1 PM
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2010 Recycling and Composting Facility Operator Certification
Class Schedule
Certification Course |
Date |
Location |
Compost Facility Operator |
April 20-22 |
Eastern New Mexico University- Ruidoso |
October 19-21 |
Albuquerque Solid Waste Department- Albuquerque |
Recycling Facility Operator |
May 11-13 |
White Rock Fire Station-Los Alamos County |
December 7-9 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell |
To register,
please go to www.recyclenewmexico.com/cert_classes.htm
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If you have
questions about any of the above information or have
articles for future Recycling Scraps, please e-mail or call
me.
English
Bird, Executive Director
New Mexico
Recycling Coalition
PO Box
24364, Santa Fe, NM 87502
english@recyclenewmexico.com
(505) 983-4470 |
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