Business and Industry Recycling

Setting up recycling in a work place, at a construction jobsite or in hotels and restaurants all provide their unique challenges and opportunities.

To find a local recycling collection service provider, search the NM Recycling Directory by county and by "Recycling Collection Service" under the Services search area.

NM Recycling Directory more

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Business Recycling Resources

• Reduce and Reuse more
• Setting Up Recycling at the Office more
• NM Business Case Studies coming soon
• Assess Your Waste Generation and Costs more
• Recycling Costs/Benefits Work Sheet more
• Self-Audit of Waste and Reduction Opportunities more
• EPA's WasteWise Assessment and Reduction Program more
• Construction Recycling more
• Hospitality Industry Recycling more
• Waste Stream Averages for Commercial Sector more
• Download free, standardized recycling signs to label your recycling collection containers coming soon
• Resources for Businesses That Create Recycled Products more
• Green Zia Environmental Excellence Program more
• Calculate your Reduction in Greenhouse Gases more
• Calculate your Office's Carbon Footprint more
• Electronics and Computer Recycling more
• Compact Fluorescent Bulb Recycling more
• Buy Recycled more
• Event Recycling more

Getting Started with a Waste Audit and Recycling Plan
There is an entity in New Mexico that can provide free assistance to businesses in evaluating their waste stream and energy usage, and provide a plan to reduce both. WERC, a program of NM State University, provides consultations: Chris Campbell, 505-8434251, chriscam@nmsu.edu.

Recycle NM Annual 2012 Campaign Targets the Business Community
May 16 - A new partnership has been created in order to expand business recycling programs around the state. The NM Recycling Coalition, the NM Green Chamber, the NMSU Institute for Energy and the Environment and the NM Environment Department Green Zia Environmental Leadership Program have joined forces to launch an outreach campaign to assist businesses to start or expand their recycling programs.

"At least half of all recyclables are generated by the business sector. That is a huge opportunity to increase our community-level recycling rates, avoid wasteful costs for businesses and generate some awareness about the importance of businesses providing recycling options to customers and employees," explains English Bird, NM Recycling Coalition Executive Director.

The partnership plans to launch a recognition program that allows businesses to receive acknowledgment for their diversion efforts. This fall, businesses around the state, will be asked to commit their participation of such activities as recycling, composting, recycled-content procurement and source reduction practices. Recognition will take place surrounding America Recycles Day activities, which occur each November 15th. Businesses that recycle and commit will be provided with media exposure, recognition and entry-way window decals.

Another component of the program is free training to interested businesses that wish to start or expand their recycling program. This first training is scheduled in Albuquerque for June 20th, 3-5PM at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town.

Target communities include Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces, Taos, Silver City, Otero County, Deming, Truth or Consequences, Gallup, Grants/Milan, Torrance County, Raton, Las Vegas, Angel Fire and Los Alamos. Trainings and on-site business evaluations will occur in these communities in the fall as outreach for the recognition program.

What:               Business Recycling Training
Where:            Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town, 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW
When:             Wednesday, June 20, 3-5 PM
Details:          The training will cover costs and benefits of recycling, review resources and provide information about successful business recycling programs