Santa Fe: Keeping It Beautiful One Organization At A Time

Thursday, August 19, 2010

by Susan Orth

When somebody sees Santa Fe for the first time, they are often enthralled with its steep desert canyons, soaring mountains, broad mesas and colorful vistas. Nobody can deny Santa Fe's beauty. Which gives Santa Fe's residents even more reason to keep it beautiful.

Keep Santa Fe Beautiful is a nonprofit volunteer program dedicated to environmental education, litter awareness and prevention programs. This Saturday, August 21st, Keep Santa Fe Beautiful is joining forces with The City of Santa Fe and Albuquerque Recycling Inc. to host E-Waste Recycling Drop Off Day. The event will be held from 9 am - 1 pm.

This one day only event is your chance to finally get rid of all of the electrical equipment that no longer works or you no longer use, but you can't bring yourself to throw away.

The following items are accepted:

•   Televisions ($10 disposal fee per TV)
•   Computers, servers and laptops
•   Computer components and equipment such as keyboards, mice, wires, cables
•   Flat screen monitors
•   Old-style CRT computer monitors ($5 disposal fee per CRT Monitor)
•   Printers and scanners
•   Fax machines
•   Telephones and cell phones
•   Palm Pilots and hand-held electronic devices
•   Lead Acid Batteries, computer back-up batteries, UPS batteries
•   TV satellite equipment
•   VCRs and CD players
•   Stereo equipment
•   Computer and TV game assemblies
•   Cameras and video cameras

The event will be held at 1142 Siler Road. Call 505-955-2215 for more information of email [email protected].

Keep Santa Fe Beautiful is just one of many organizations that encourage environmental awareness. A few other notable ones include Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety, the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, the Quivira Coalition, and the Earth Works Institute. Its hard not to notice or care for your environment when you are surrounded by such beauty all the time. A home in the midst of the soaring mountains and colorful vistas is not impossible. If you are interested in Santa Fe Real Estate, please visit my website or give me a call.