Amnesty Day for Solid Waste Disposal - April 26, 2014

From County Commissioner Kathy Holian:

Dear Santa Fe County residents,

I am very pleased to let you know about a great opportunity coming up. Saturday, April 26th is Amnesty Day at the County Transfer Stations and at the Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station. It will be free for residents to dispose of a number of different kinds of solid waste on that day.

Below is more information from a press release that the County sent out.

Sincerely,

-Kathy

SPRING 2014 AMNESTY DAY, SATURDAY APRIL 26

Santa Fe, NM – On Saturday, April 26, in conjunction with the Great American Cleanup sponsored by Keep Santa Fe Beautiful, the Buckman Road Recycling and Transfers Station will host Amnesty Day for city and county household residents allowing residents to bring unwanted items at no charge.

Examples of items that will be accepted include:

Trash, rubbish, unwanted materials

Bulky items (large appliances, furniture, mattresses, box springs)

Remodeling or building materials, carpet, tiles, concrete, bricks, metals

Computers, monitors, printers, televisions, household electronics, small appliances

Household cleaners, automotive products, paints, solvents, poisons, fertilizers, batteries, pool and hobby products

Appropriate tipping fees will be charged for any materials generated from businesses, organizations, contractors, landscapers, and private haulers.

Also on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, BuRRT will accept up to eight passenger tires per resident and clean green waste. Green waste includes tree and shrub cuttings and trimmings, grass, leaves and manure that contains no contamination such as veterinary waste. Green waste must be free of dirt, rocks, garbage, paper, plastics, metal, lumber, treated wood, pallets, large tree trunks and stumps. Green waste must be removed from bags at the site.

All loads must be secured and covered in a manner to prevent any material from blowing out or falling from a vehicle. A secured load is a load secured to a vehicle using rope, netting, straps, chains or some other means. A covered load is a load covered with a tarp that is securely fastened to a vehicle. The surcharge for transporting an unsecured or uncovered load is $15.

The Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency operates the facilities which handle all of the solid waste produced within the Santa Fe City/County area. Keep Santa Fe Beautiful is a local 501-(c)3 non-profit dedicated to litter prevention and environmental education in our community.

For more information contact:

Adam Schlachter
Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency
aschlachter@sfswma.org<mailto:aschlachter@sfswma.org>
http://www.santaferecycling.org
(505) 820-0208, ext. 0
or

Gilda Montano
Keep Santa Fe Beautiful
gjmontano@ci.santa-fe.nm.us<mailto:gjmontano@ci.santa-fe.nm.us>
www.keepsantafebeautiful.org<http://www.keepsantafebeautiful.org>
(505) 955-2215

-Kathy HolianSanta Fe County Commissioner, District 4Office: 505-986-6205Email: kholian@santafecounty.org
(or KathleenSHolian@gmail.com)