Who We Are
We are a not-for-profit, all-volunteer group of dedicated recyclers in unincorporated Santa Fe County.
Eldorado285 Recycles Members in Action slide show
We are a not-for-profit, all-volunteer group of dedicated recyclers in unincorporated Santa Fe County.
Eldorado285 Recycles Members in Action slide show
What We Do
HANDS-ON RECYCLING
● We collect and recycle more than a ton each year of a wide range of both conventional and unusual items - in drop-off containers at La Tienda Building A - bottle corks, plastic writing instruments, rubber bands, dental care items, bottle tops, razor blades, and egg cartons.
Athletic shoes collected in Bldg B See La Tienda recycling guide.
WE GIVE A HELPING HAND TO BUSINESSES WHO RECYCLE
● We assist our shopping malls in providing comprehensive recycling for their tenants.
● We obtained permission from the NM Environment Department for an extension of the on-site storage of coffee grounds from one to seven days, making more feasible the donation of coffee grounds to local composters, and reducing the businesses’ waste disposal costs.
WE PROVIDE A RECYCLING / REUSE / COMPOSTING RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY
● Recycling Guides on this site and other materials to make recycling, reuse, and composting understandable and specific to our area.
● We answer recycling and composting queries from our neighbors. We assist them with information about the County Convenience Center and Waste Management, Inc., our curbside solid waste/recycling collection contractor.
● We install backyard straw-bale vermicomposting systems at Eldorado area homes.
See our composting page for information.
● We remove trash twice a year from an adopted Eldorado road.
WE ADVOCATE FOR RECYCLING / REUSE / COMPOSTING BEFORE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
● We work closely with the Santa Fe County Public Works Department to improve information, signage, and accessibility at its Eldorado Convenience Center; and we promote its no charge recycling.
● We persuaded the department to reopen the long-closed ReUse Area in order divert usable and repairable items from the landfill.
● We continue to be the “voice for recycling” in the Santa Fe area at public hearings and meetings dealing with solid waste and recycling, extending our work well beyond our local area.
Questions? Need Help? Want To Volunteer?
Contact us at: eldorado285recycles
HANDS-ON RECYCLING
● We collect and recycle more than a ton each year of a wide range of both conventional and unusual items - in drop-off containers at La Tienda Building A - bottle corks, plastic writing instruments, rubber bands, dental care items, bottle tops, razor blades, and egg cartons.
Athletic shoes collected in Bldg B See La Tienda recycling guide.
WE GIVE A HELPING HAND TO BUSINESSES WHO RECYCLE
● We assist our shopping malls in providing comprehensive recycling for their tenants.
● We obtained permission from the NM Environment Department for an extension of the on-site storage of coffee grounds from one to seven days, making more feasible the donation of coffee grounds to local composters, and reducing the businesses’ waste disposal costs.
WE PROVIDE A RECYCLING / REUSE / COMPOSTING RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY
● Recycling Guides on this site and other materials to make recycling, reuse, and composting understandable and specific to our area.
● We answer recycling and composting queries from our neighbors. We assist them with information about the County Convenience Center and Waste Management, Inc., our curbside solid waste/recycling collection contractor.
● We install backyard straw-bale vermicomposting systems at Eldorado area homes.
See our composting page for information.
● We remove trash twice a year from an adopted Eldorado road.
WE ADVOCATE FOR RECYCLING / REUSE / COMPOSTING BEFORE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
● We work closely with the Santa Fe County Public Works Department to improve information, signage, and accessibility at its Eldorado Convenience Center; and we promote its no charge recycling.
● We persuaded the department to reopen the long-closed ReUse Area in order divert usable and repairable items from the landfill.
● We continue to be the “voice for recycling” in the Santa Fe area at public hearings and meetings dealing with solid waste and recycling, extending our work well beyond our local area.
Questions? Need Help? Want To Volunteer?
Contact us at: eldorado285recycles
How We Are Governed:
Eldorado/285 Recycle Events
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Sue D. & Sue G. with our 2017 Non-Profit Recycler of the year award
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Our Award
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April 30, 2016 Adopt-A-Road clean-up crew.
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Recycle information table at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden April 23, 2016
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Checking out worms at the Botanical Garden 4/23/16
Eldorado/285Recycles game at ReusaPalooza 6/4/16
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Botanical Garden 4/23/16 Is this a real worm?
Mobile made out of recycled items at ReusaPalooza 6/4/16
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Mr. Snake, made from recycled materials
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Recycle Art Festival Dec. 2016
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Earth Day 2017 display at VGPL-two trash creations Mr Snake and Ms. Coyote plus info about recyclables, & vermicomposting
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E/285R Participating in the
Eldorado Fourth of July Parade
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Joe Durlak organizes our semi-annual road cleanup on Eldorado's main street (Avenida Vista Grande).
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2017 Earth Day Eldorado Clean up crew
2017 Earth Day Eldorado Clean up collected trash
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2017 Earth Day Eldorado Clean up crew and the collected trash
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