The New Mexico Recycling Coalition has awarded UNM the “Best Post Secondary School Recycling School of the Year” title for 2004. The university was recognized for improving the quality of recycling in the state.
Resource Conservation Manager Linda McCormick says, “Since recycling became part of SHEA (Safety, Health & Environmental Affairs) in August 2003, the types and quantities of materials UNM recycles has been expanded dramatically. Recycling is really an exciting place to be working now.”
UNM currently recycles white paper, cardboard, colored paper, CD’s, floppy disks, photographic film, alkaline batteries, nickel cadmium batteries, cotton towels, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, wooden pallets, used motor oil, used antifreeze, plastic bags, empty plastic chemical bottles, phone books, aluminum cans, printer cartridges, Styrofoam and 3-ring binders.
In addition, UNM composts grass clippings and tree trimmings from campus lawns and golf courses.
For more information about how to recycle at UNM, contact McCormick at 277-9511 or lindamce@unm.edu
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627