Rural Recycling Project

Set to launch October 1, 2008, NMRC will embark on a one-year project to provide technical assistance and resources to rural communities around New Mexico.

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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.
• Provide technical assistance as needed to rural communities.

Project Results
Check back periodically as project documents will be posted online as they are developed.