“New Recycling Centers Open for Business Across Ruidoso”
New Recycling Drop-Off Center in Sierra Mall – IGA parking lot.
After months of planning and despite several days of new
snowfall, nine new drop off recycling centers have opened for
residents and tourist visitors across the Village of Ruidoso.
The centers, located at nine key locations throughout the
Village, take the place of previous neighborhood-based
containers that were often collecting more trash than recyclable
material. In addition to the nine new sites, the small
collection center at Schoolhouse Park will continue to function
as in the past with the SADD aluminum trailer for beverage cans
and bagged pet food cans, plus a blue cardboard recycling
container.
The new system is the result of months of planning and
organizing by VOR and GSWA staff/volunteers after concept
approval in July 2014 by the Village Council. The application of
new technologies including GPS mapping by EcoServants were used
to identify new locations for up to six blue dumpsters per
location. Following a series of planning meetings, VOR solid
waste staff reconditioned, relabeled and relocated containers to
the new center locations.
The new message for recycling in Ruidoso is “Trash goes in
Brown. Recycling goes in Blue. Read the Label and Follow the
Directions!”
The Village Solid Waste department continues to be busy in the
changeover. An adjusted “Bear Patrol” route schedule will have
VOR solid waste staff and trucks touring the new recycling sites
several times a day, seven days a week to ensure sites are being
used correctly and to discourage illegal dumping. GSWA will also
monitor the VOR sites using a process similar to other recycling
locations out in the County. Among the materials accepted at
most sites include # 1 and #2 plastic, corrugated cardboard, aluminum, steel and bagged pet
food cans. Commercial accounts are now cardboard only.
GSWA continues to adjust these new sites based on customer
suggestions and material volumes that area already being
deposited. Adjustments to one or two sites have already been
made, due to increased customer demand.
Call us about our current drop-off rate as well as our current Roll-Off specials 575-378-4697