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The kind Ruidoso Postmaster has helped get recycling going in the lobby of the main post office and the post office on highway 70 (Hollywood). Look for a container in the lobby to put your recyclable junk mail, etc. Great news for the Lincoln County recycle stream. Phone books, magazines (glossy too), newsprint, junk mail can now be recycled right in the post office. More news on how this works out and how this all got done soon. If you don’t see the containers, they will be there soon.

The most recent tire amnesty event brought in another 721 old used tires from 39 county residents/businesses. Just think what they will find when the snow melts.

Title: Keep Ruidoso Beautiful Community Cleanup & Bank Challenge XIII
Location: School House Park
Description: Register at Schoolhouse Park 8 – 8:30 am. Gloves, trash bags & t-shirts provided. Lunch, refreshments, door prizes for volunteers. April is Keep Ruidoso Beautiful Month. Roll-Off provided for debris (behind swimming pool at Schoolhouse Park).
Start Time: 08:00
Date: 2010-04-24

For the first time in nearly 4 years, the solid waste department is canceling one of the bi-annual ewaste events. Due in large part of a waning recycling market and fewer recyclers available in the country, the event is canceled until, hopefully November. Which will make that event even more important to get folks involved, if it occurs.

This event had been a way for folks to dispose of their electronic equipment free of charge when most other options include heavy costs to business and individuals. Sadly, when these options are available, a lot of this waste is illegally dumped, costing everyone more.

More news on this as I get it. And I will keep my hopes up for November.

Date: Friday February 26 and Saturday February 27
Time: 8 AM – 5 PM (Friday) & 8 AM – 12 Noon (Saturday)
Where: Schoolhouse Park (next to the recycling bins)
510 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso
What: Car, light truck, SUV tires (with or without rims)
Who: County and Mescalero Residents, Lincoln County Businesses, Schools, Government Agencies

Cost: FREE!!! No large commercial tires, please

Please call 378-4697 or 257-5030 for more information.

Sponsored by
Lincoln County Solid Waste Authority * Keep Ruidoso Beautiful * Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce* the Village of Ruidoso Solid Waste Department * the Lincoln County Recycling Committee

The last Pots and Pans recycling event reported 31 pounds of aluminum and 24 pounds of steel was collected along with 6 boxes of pans that were reused and gifted back to the participants if they could use them.

The next Pots and Pans event is coming up in April right along with Keep Ruidoso Beautiful’s Community Cleanup & Bank Challenge XIII on April 24th.

The clean up will start at Schoolhouse Park. Register at Schoolhouse Park 8 – 8:30 am. Gloves, trash bags & t-shirts provided. Lunch, refreshments, door prizes for volunteers. April is Keep Ruidoso Beautiful Month. Roll-Off provided for debris (behind swimming pool at Schoolhouse Park). Please No Construction Material. Free Compost for home use in gardens and tree wells available at White Mt. Sports Complex. For more info, call 575-257-5030.

Drop off any type of discarded textbooks or librarybook for FREE.
Any and all Text Books will be Recycled!

Times: May 31 – June 4, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

Where: LCSWA – 222 2nd Street in Ruidoso Downs

Lincoln County residents and small businesses ‘knocked the treads off’ tire recycling February 27 and 28 at the spring tire amnesty recycling event at Ruidoso’s Schoolhouse Park. More than 845 tires dropped off by 45 participating residents or small businesses from Nogal, Alto, Angus, Bonito, Hondo Valley, Ruidoso, Ruidoso Downs, and Capitan exceeded prior collection records by nearly 25%. The event was staffed by Keep Ruidoso Beautiful and County Recycling Committee volunteers, and staff from the Lincoln County Solid Waste Authority and the Village of Ruidoso Solid Waste Department. The tires will be recycled into retaining walls at the new Green Tree Transfer Station and Recycling Center east of Ruidoso Downs, scheduled to open by mid-Summer.
The next tire amnesty event is scheduled for late October 2009.  Between events, discarded tires may be dropped off for a modest fee at the LCSWA yard, 222 2nd street in Ruidoso Downs.

For more information, contact the Solid Waste Authority office at 378-4697; toll free at 1-877-548-8772 or via email at lcswa@valornet.com. General solid waste disposal and recycling information is available at www.lcswa.org.
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The Lincoln County Solid Waste Authority
PO Box 2405
Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346
www.lcswa.org

Contact:  Debra Ingle, Operational Supervisor
Phone:     (575) 378-4697
FAX         (575) 378-4896
Email:     lcswa@valornet.com

For Immediate Release

Title: E-Waste Recycle Event
Location: Ruidoso, NM
Description: Sierra Mall parking lot in Ruidoso, NM. Bring your electronic equipment. TVs, computers, printers… DID we mention TVs?
Start Time: 9:00
Date: 2009-04-04
End Time: 13:00