This article appeared in the April 2021 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   Like many smaller nonprofit organizations, the New Mexico Recycling Coalition (NMRC) began when a group of like-minded individuals united to tackle a specific issue, namely how to keep valuable material out of New Mexico’s landfills. However, the simple goal brings with...

This story originally appeared in the June 2018 issue of Resource Recycling magazine. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   The village of Milan, with a population of just over 3,000, sits at the base of Mount Taylor in northeast New Mexico. That’s the highest peak in the San Mateo Mountain range and one of four sacred mountains of...

This story originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content.   New Mexico’s vast expanses and natural beauty long ago helped inspire the state’s nickname: Land of Enchantment. Yet those same open spaces served as a barrier to rural communities that wanted and needed to recycle. The hub-and-spoke recycling efforts...