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.