NMORO - NM Organics Recycling Organization
Compost and Mulch Recycling
NMORO offers organics recycling expertise to help reach our state’s goal of increased diversion.

NMORO Chairpersons

Walter Dods, Soilutions, 505-877-0220
Greg Baker, NM Environment Department, 505-827-2780
Steve Glass, City of Albuquerque, 505-873-6955

Jim Brooks, Soilutions, 505-281-8425

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NMORO Resources

• Join the NMORO listserve more
• Backyard Composting Brochure English    Spanish

• New Mexico Compost Facilities more

• Compost Testing Laboratories  more

• Organics Recycling Contacts more

• NMORO Compost Mix Calculation Resources:

• Nitrogen/Carbon Weights of Specific Materials, more

• NMRC/NMORO Compost Mixture Calculation more

• Worksheet, and Moisture & Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio more

More NMORO Resources

• Compost Thermometers (Source 1 and Source 2)

• Grinder Rental: Brent Racher 505-937-5551; Rick Evans 505-937-2741; VMS (Texas) 864-6605; Jerry Connolly 505-929-1245; Vermeer 505-345-8787; Tony Sanchez 505-280-0358,

  Construction Solutions Corp. Albuquerque 877-901-2600, Ditch Witch of New Mexico 505-345-1888 or 800-954-1889

• Texas Department of Transportation: Visit the Texas DOT web site to learn about the very successful compost/mulch program.

• Composting Redworm Vendors: High Desert Worm Ranch, 505-384-5302,  kate@highdesertworms.com; Soil Foods, 505-466-2620, ronstrauch@cybermesa.com; RC Wiggle Worms, cjacobs@wm.com 505-326-4586 and Sam McCarthy, Santa Fe Premium Compost, SFCompost@yahoo.com, 505-986-3415

• Composting Redworm Educational Guide, $25, available from High Desert Worm Ranch at www.highdesertworms.com or 505-384-5302

• "Description and Use of Municipal Solid Waste Composts in New Mexico" by George Dickerson for NMSU Extension Office. Scroll down to Circular 562 near bottom of web page.

• Compost Tea Industry Association

• View other great composting-related articles at the NMSU Extension Office website.

• California Organic Materials Management Web Site - Great resources on topics including farming, commercial landscaping, home gardening, food scraps, & conversion technologies

• BioCycle Magazine

• Composting News

• Worm Digest

Market Development and Regulatory Compliance Support

• NMORO has developed compost/mulch and erosion control log specifications in cooperation with city, county, official and private sectors as well as
  - NM Dept of Transportation specifications for compost/mulch  

• NMORO can provide assistance with permit applications and/or registrations

• NMORO served on the Advisory Committee of the "Don't Trash that Slash" NMRC CFRP Grant project to educate about value of forest residuals as compost/mulch products for erosion control applications

Backyard Composting Education

• NMED Backyard composting educational materials available upon request

• Free, One-day composting workshops conducted in your area for municipal or backyard composting

• Backyard Composting Made Easy Brochure – New Mexico. Spanish version click here.

• More Backyard Composting info at www.mastercomposter.com

Special Discount Registration Fees

• NMED Compost Operator Certification Courses

Join the NM Recycling Coalition! NMRC has made organics recycling a major objective, and your membership will help us reach the high recycling goals we’ve set. Thanks for supporting NMORO.