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Title: Come on in, the waters fine or How to start a recycling program at your own organization


1
Come on in, the waters fine! (or How to start
a recycling program at your own organization)
  • Linda McCormick, MS, CHMM
  • UNM Resource Conservation Manager
  • 08-13-08

2
What resources are available?
  • General Information
  • NMED Solid Waste Bureau - www.nmenv.state.nm.us/sw
    b/index.htm
  • City of Albuquerque
  • recycling www.cabq.gov/solidwaste/recycling/rec
    ycle
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • - recycling www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/re
    cycle.htm
  • Vendor Information
  • First place to look NM Recycling Coalition
    website. www.nmrecycle.org
  • Second place to look UNM recycling vendor list

3
More resources
  • Funding
  • Most major companies (e.g. Waste Management, PNM,
    Coca Cola) offer grants
  • NMED Solid Waste Bureau offers some
    partnership-type grants
  • Labor
  • Student groups
  • Scouts
  • Public service groups

4
Start with the basics
  • Aluminum cans
  • White paper
  • Newspaper
  • Cardboard

5
Then elaborate the program
  • Colored paper
  • Shredded paper
  • Magazines and brochures
  • Printer cartridges
  • Metals
  • E-waste
  • Styrofoam peanuts
  • Audio and video tapes

6
No special containers required
7
but DONT accumulate anything until you have a
market!
8
Then advertise, advertise, advertise!
9
Dont
  • hesitate to use someone
  • elses idea.
  • be afraid to ask for help.
  • be afraid to be silly.

10
Do
  • Give me a call if I can do anything for you!
  • Linda McCormick
  • UNM Recycling
  • 505-269-6131
  • lindamcc_at_unm.edu
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