Rural Recycling
Project
From October 1, 2008 to September 30,
2009, NMRC embarked on
a one-year project to provide technical
assistance and resources to rural communities around New
Mexico. To view the summary report from this first
year please click
Here
Beginning October 1, 2009 NMRC
began a second year of the grant to provide technical
recycling assistance to rural communities and to explore
cooperative marketing of recyclables for rural communities
in New Mexico.
Rural Recycling Resource Kit -
Available Now!
The 120+ page Rural Recycling Resource Kit that was first
introduced at the June 3, 2009 Rural Recycling Training is
now available online. Please visit the following link
to view the document. We ask that you either use this
document electronically or if printing, print it double
sided. Visit
Rural
Recycling Resource Kit
to view the entire 120 page document or you may select any
of the following specific sections:
NM Solid Waste: Today and In the Future
Waste and the Law
Recycling Step by Step
Commodity Fact Sheets
Cardboard (OCC)
Newspaper (ONP)
Aluminum Cans (UBC)
Plastics
Glass
Motor Oil
Batteries
Green Waste
Scrap Metal
Freon
Tires
E-Scrap
Outreach and Promotion
Case Studies
Buy Recycled
Reporting
Funding Opportunities
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Project Objectives
- Contact more than 100 rural
communities and tribes informing about project. Rural is
defined as having a population of less than 10,000
residents and located in a rural setting.
- Develop a recycling wasteshed
map, charting the flow of of recyclable material and
working with existing solid waste authorities to
increase material flow.
- Develop a Recycling Toolkit,
allowing a community to easily locate end-markets,
equipment providers, grant and loan programs and other
useful recycling information.
- Assist communities in developing
a Community Recycling Plan. Click here to download a Community Recycling Plan
Template.
- Provide technical assistance as
needed to rural communities.
Project Results
To view the summary report from this
first year please click
Here
Want Assistance for Your Community?
Contact Sarah Pierpont, NMRC Deputy Directory and
Project Coordinator, at sarah@recyclenewmexico.com or call 505-603-0558. |