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Earth Day cleanups yield more than 15 tons of trash; town partners collect 9,000 pounds of e‑waste
Summary
Board members reported roughly 30,560 pounds (~15 tons) of trash collected across multiple cleanups and 9,000 pounds of e‑waste gathered through a partnership with Electric Sheep; organizers said disposal of e‑waste carries a cost and may be scheduled more frequently.
Vice Chair Silva reported the results of this year’s Earth Day cleanup and related collection efforts, saying teams collected about 30,560 pounds of trash across multiple cleanups and about 9,000 pounds of electronic waste through a partnership with Electric Sheep.
"This was our annual Earth Day, and this year it went over a two‑week span — we collected about 30,560 pounds," Vice Chair Silva said during the presentation. He listed partner organizations that provided supplies and food for volunteers, and said the town fed volunteers after the event.
Silva and others noted the cost of disposing e‑waste: items such as monitors and hard drives often require paid disposal; Electric Sheep removed hard drives and the town transported collected materials to Albuquerque for final disposal.
Montoya and other board members discussed sustaining the effort, suggesting the program could move to a biannual or quarterly cadence and that a rate grant could fund outreach materials and supportive services. Organizers said continuing the collection will require budgeted funds because e‑waste disposal is not cost‑free.
Next steps include exploring whether the cleanup becomes a recurring event and identifying potential rate grant or partner funding to offset disposal costs.
