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From the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency

TRASH AMNESTY DAYS AT BuRRT CONJUNCTION WITH “TOSS NO MAS”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

Santa Fe, NM – September 23, 2014 – The Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency, in conjunction with Keep Santa Fe Beautiful is hosting Trash Amnesty Days on Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28 to support “Toss No Mas” as statewide litter cleanup program.

Any City or County residents wishing to dispose of trash for free can bring the material to the Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station (BuRRT) for free during normal business hours of 8:00am-4:45pm, either day of the weekend. Please note: BuRRT is located at 2600 Buckman Road in Santa Fe and the Santa Fe County Solid Waste Transfer Centers are NOT accepting waste for free, punch tickets will still apply.

For this event TRASH is defined as:
• Rubbish
• Unwanted materials
• Bulky Items such as large appliances, furniture, mattresses and box springs
• Remodeling/Building Materials
• Carpet
• Tiles
• Concrete/Brick/Asphalt/Metals

If customers bring in the following items: Green Waste, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW), electronic scrap and tires, they will be charged the normal gate fee as these are not considered TRASH and we have separate events for them later this year.

The purpose of the Agency Amnesty Day program is to help reduce illegal dumping, make it easier for residents to cleanup dump sites and make our community a cleaner place. As per City of Santa Fe Ordinance, ALL trash loads must be covered and tarped. If your load it not tarped you will be assessed a $15/load penalty.

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. If you are interested in downloading a copy of our new Amnesty Day Calendar, please see the link at www.SantaFeRecycling.org. Contact Keep Santa Fe Beautiful if you would like to participate in the “Toss No Mas” Cleanup events around Santa Fe.

For more information contact:

Adam Schlachter

Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency

aschlachter@sfswma.orgor (505) 820-0208, ext. 420

http://www.santaferecycling.org

Gilda Montano
Keep Santa Fe Beautiful
gjmontano@santafenm.govor 505-955-2215
http://www.KeepSantaFeBeautiful.org