Inspiring New Mexicans to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Eldorado/285 Recycles is a volunteer non-profit group dedicated to improving recycling and waste reduction in the Eldorado-Hwy 285 corridor communities and adjacent areas.
Our next meeting will take place on Janurary 14th at 4PM via Zoom
Anyone not on the Eldorado/285 mailing list who wants to attend a VIRTUAL meeting should email
Taylor Ward at tward3212@gmail.com for an invitation.
Check out the Recycling News/Info page
Updated 12.15.24
The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it
🗓️ Saturday, January 25, 2025
⏰ 9 AM - 11 AM
📍 La Tienda Parking Lot
Eldorado/285 Recycles is hosting our 2nd Styrofoam® Collection Event.
From holiday gifts to home projects and medical shipments, Styrofoam® piles up fast. Instead of tossing it, bring it to us for responsible recycling.
Let’s keep this troublesome material out of the landfill.
Even if you don’t have foam to recycle, help spread the word to friends and neighbors. Together, we can make a difference.
⏰ 9 AM - 11 AM
📍 La Tienda Parking Lot
Eldorado/285 Recycles is hosting our 2nd Styrofoam® Collection Event.
From holiday gifts to home projects and medical shipments, Styrofoam® piles up fast. Instead of tossing it, bring it to us for responsible recycling.
Let’s keep this troublesome material out of the landfill.
Even if you don’t have foam to recycle, help spread the word to friends and neighbors. Together, we can make a difference.
The City, County and Eldorado/285 Recycles want to encourage you to turn food waste into a valuable soil amendment. If you live in the Eldorado/285 corridor, contact Eldorado/285 Recycles for information. We can explain this great concept and, if you are convinced, we can even install a compost system on your property. Contact Chris Harrell, clharrell505@gmail.com.
Eldorado/285 Recycles maintains a drop off area at LaTienda Mall for unusual recyclable items.
Our sincere thanks to Steve and Destiny of La Tienda for the free use of this space
In Building A, you may recycle:
From left to right:
From left to right:
- Bin for all disposable razors and blade cartridges
- Bin for Rubber Bands
- Bin for Stroll Magazine (this is not a bin run by Eldorado 285 Recycle group)
- Bin (small) for pop tops (bottle and can tops)
- Bin for Corks (NO synthetic corks please)
- Bin for Dental and related products:
- Bin for Egg Cartons (all materials; 6-12-18 eggs only please)
- Bin all types of Plastic writing instruments (thanks to Jacobs for supporting and funding this box)
- Please note - at this time we cannot accept #5 plastics but these items can be recycled with your other plastics.
In Building B near Eldorado Fitness Studio you may recycle Athletic shoes
Batteries
- We DO NOT accept batteries of any kind. ALL non rechargeable batteries go in the trash
- Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station (BuRRT) will take rechargeable batteries & Fluorescent bulbs
- Batteries Plus 1609 St Michaels Dr, Santa Fe will take rechargeable batteries for recycle
- BuRRT CFLs can be dropped off on Fridays & Saturdays at BuRRT between 8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
- Home Depot CFLs ONLY, no tubes 952 Richards Avenue (505) 424-9463
- Lowe’s Home Improvement CFLs ONLY, no tubes 3458 Zafarano Road (505) 819-4080
- Accepted at Eldorado Post and Parcel: 7 Caliente Rd Suite A-11
- Eldorado True Value Hardware is NO LONGER able to offer free recycling on some of your obsolete computer equipment. See our Recycle page for locations that will accept computer equipment.
2023_Annual_Report
2019 Eldorado Fire & Rescue Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2019 VGPL Ice Cream Social Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2019 July 4th Pancake Breakfast Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2018 Eldorado Fire & Rescue Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2018 VGPL Ice Cream Social Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2018 July 4th Pancake Breakfast Zero Waste Event Slideshow
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2019 Eldorado Fire & Rescue Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2019 VGPL Ice Cream Social Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2019 July 4th Pancake Breakfast Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2018 Eldorado Fire & Rescue Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2018 VGPL Ice Cream Social Zero Waste Event Slideshow
2018 July 4th Pancake Breakfast Zero Waste Event Slideshow
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Recycling Reference Guides
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In the fall of 2020, a committee of five Eldorado/285 Recycles members formed a Plastics Pollution committee to initiate a project to address the growing crisis of plastic in our local community, our country, and the world. We have now become Beyond Plastics Santa Fe, a project of Eldorado/285 Recycles. Follow our progress here: https://beyondplasticssfe.weebly.com
THE PLASTIC DILEMMA, presented by Eldorado 285 Recycles members!
In April 2018 members of Eldorado/285 Recycles offered two community presentations about how the manufacture and distribution of all types of plastics has changed many aspects of daily living. The slides below provide information and suggestions about the multiple opportunities each one of us has to consider the appropriate use, reduction, reuse, and recycling of different types of plastics.
Download the slides to this presentation
In April 2018 members of Eldorado/285 Recycles offered two community presentations about how the manufacture and distribution of all types of plastics has changed many aspects of daily living. The slides below provide information and suggestions about the multiple opportunities each one of us has to consider the appropriate use, reduction, reuse, and recycling of different types of plastics.
Download the slides to this presentation
Zero Waste
PDF on how to produce a zero waste event
How to recycle Amazon Packaging
How do you recycle all those boxes, bubble envelopes, and "Prime Now" paper bags?
https://mashable.com/article/how-to-recycle-amazon-packaging/
https://www.keeptruckeegreen.org/how-to-dispose-of-amazon-packaging/
How do you recycle all those boxes, bubble envelopes, and "Prime Now" paper bags?
https://mashable.com/article/how-to-recycle-amazon-packaging/
https://www.keeptruckeegreen.org/how-to-dispose-of-amazon-packaging/