Santa Fe New Mexican: Letters to the Editor
Filed under: Earth 911 - June 3, 2007
June 3, 2007
THERE’S LOTS MORE RECYCLING TO DO
Recycling goes beyond the city recycling program, which accepts paper, cardboard, metal and glass food containers and plastic containers with no. 1 or no. 2 on the bottom.
Remove lids, caps and corks and donate them to day-care facilities for kids to make art/robots/spaceships. Donate magazines to the main public library or to St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, which has a drop-off bin by the main entrance. Some dry cleaners, such as Park Avenue Cleaners, on St. Michael’s Drive, accept wire hangers. For e-waste such as computers, TVs and iPods, drop-off sites are listed by zip code at www.mygreenelectronics.org. Currently, the closest e-waste site to Santa Fe is in Albuquerque. Note to anyone looking for a business opportunity in Santa Fe: We need an e-waste recycling business such as www.electronicrecyclers.com. For used motor oil, drop-off sites such as auto-parts stores and county waste transfer stations are listed at www.earth911.org. For old cell phones, bins are located at Wal-Mart and Best Buy, or check out www.wirelessrecycling.com. Free stuff can be listed for free on www.craigslist.org, www.sfrbackpage.com or through the city’s Santa Fe Beautiful program at santafenm.gov/parks/trash-to-treasures.asp.
Joseph Purvis
Santa Fe