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Recycling in
Green Lincoln.org is a local
creation. The purpose of greenlincoln.org is to provide a place where people can
find or provide information on a variety of topics including ‘green
construction’, community clean up events and recycling. The site was launched
earlier this spring.
Freecycle, a non-profit collection of
local groups giving and getting items for free, started in 2003 in Tucson and
has expanded to across the United States, since March 2007 including Lincoln
County and Otero County, and in 74 other countries. Free cycle is a collection
of Yahoo.com membership groups formed to enable people to give away at no charge
used, unwanted household or business items. Free Cycle rules include sharing
items at no charge, no bartering and xxx. Some 3, 707,975 people now belong to
Freecycle including a growing number in
In a recent local example, a local
Freecycle member offering several hundred used patio pavers to any one on Free
cycle across the internet. The offer was seen by a couple from
Piñón, in extreme southeastern
Several local websites, including www.lcswa.org and www.vor.org/solid waste also offer
information on residential and commercial recycling items and locations. The
Ruidoso Chamber of Commerce web site, www.ruidosonow.org, is also expanding its
coverage of recycling throughout the Ruidoso region in the near future.
Other non-web options for giving away
usable items include the Lincoln County Medical Center Auxiliary Thrift Shop and
the Lincoln County Humane Society Thrift Shop, now at the “Y’ on Highway 70.
Become a recycler.
For more information about used,
usable item recycling options in
Coda
Omness
Community Education and Marketing
Coordinator
ENMU-Ruidoso
(505)
630-8181