How to dispose of your Christmas Tree
Remove all bags, tree stands, decorations and lights from trees before dropping them off.
How to dispose of Ash
Do not dispose of hot ashes in plastic, paper, or cardboard. Leave ashes in a container for several days to cool completely. Once the ashes have cooled completely, you may bring them to our collection station or landfill.
Ashes can be used in gardening applications; they are nutrients to compost, mix into soil around calcium-loving plants or sprinkled around garden beds to keep away pests like slugs and ants.
EVSWA SCRAP TIRE AMNESTY
The Estancia Valley solid Waste Authority is sponsoring a Scrap Tire Amnesty during November 15, 2024 – January 17, 2024. County customers with EVSWA payment stubs or EVSWA windshield decals will be allowed to bring up to 9 passenger car tires per trip at no charge to Northern, Central, Southern, Tajique, Indian Hills, Duran, Village of Encino, and Vaughn collection stations. Residential customers only – no businesses or commercial tires accepted.
Wind Notification – Landfill
Please contact the landfill to make sure there is no closure due to high winds.
505-373-0405
The landfill will close to self-haul loads on high windy days. This is a safety precaution for our customers, along with proper trash management.
Please check out our Facebook page for updates as well.
NM SWANA Award to EVSWA
The Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority was recognized for their safety program at the 2021 New Mexico Recycling Coalition Annual Conference.
Please don’t throw American Flags in the trash. Give them to the station attendant for proper disposal. We will give them to the VFW, and the American Legion.
Thank you.
Recycling
EVSWA’s Recycling Program includes:
Cardboard (OCC)
Batteries (except lithium)
Metal
Aluminum
Tin
Light Bulbs
Used Motor Oil
Used Antifreeze
Business Update
Our office is fully open Monday through Friday. 8-5 pm
EVSWA will be billing your new quarterly bill two weeks prior to the quarter so you can begin using the services immediately. A reminder billing will then go out in the middle of each month if it has not been paid.
Please make sure you have the correct color of bill to present at the station.
Please call our office if you have any questions or concerns.
The Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority provides solid waste services to residential property owners in the unincorporated areas of Torrance County, according to County Ordinance 94-12. Services include:
- Operating neighborhood collection stations for garbage and bulky item disposal and recycling drop-off.
- Hauling waste and recyclables to the Estancia Valley Regional Landfill (EVRL).
- Quarterly billing for county customers
- Roll Off Rentals
Recent Updates:
At the evswa northern collection station
Come visit the "Swap Shop"
Check our SWAP area in our collection stations.
You are welcome to take what you’d like for free, with a limit of 2 items per customer per week.*
*Note the posted signs for safety and liability restrictions.
Historical Background
The fee for solid waste services was set by Torrance County, to provide for a solid waste collection system. When originated, the small landfills here and there throughout the county were health hazards in violation of the laws and regulations of the State of New Mexico. An ordinance was passed which provided that all residential property owners would pay a waste management fee, the proceeds of which would establish and operate a waste collection and disposal system that was safe and in compliance with the law. This is not a user fee; it is a fee that all county property owners pay if there are residences on their property. These funds maintain the neighborhood collection system which is available to you throughout the year.
To provide our customers with waste collection, recycling and disposal services that protect, preserve and improve our environment and the quality of life in our community.
Integrate solid waste management by covering all sources and all aspects, covering generation, segregation, transfer, sorting, recovery and disposal in an integrated manner, with an emphasis on maximizing resources to use efficiently. To focus on reduction in material that we landfill, re-use material that hasn’t reached its life limit, and recycle to create new material.
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- Resourcefulness
- Partnerships
- 11/21/2024 - Regular Meeting
- 10/24/2024 - Re-Scheduled Regular Meeting
- 10/17/2024 - Regular Meeting - Canceled
- 10/03/2024 - Re-Scheduled Regular Meeting
- 9/19/224 - Regular Meeting- Canceled
- 8/22/2024 -Rescheduled Regular Meeting
- 8/15/2024 -Regular Meeting -Canceled
- 7/18/2024 -Regular Meeting
- 06/20/2024 -Regular Meeting
- EVSWA possible Quorum- Government Training
- June 13, 2024 - Government Training
- 05/23/24 Rescheduled Regular Meeting
- 05-22-24 EVSWA- ICIP Notice of Public Hearing and Possible Quorum
- 05/16/2024 - Regular Meeting - Canceled
- 05/06/2024 - Special Meeting
- 04/18/2024 - Regular meeting
- 03/28/2024 - Rescheduled Regular meeting
- 03/21/2024 - Regular Meeting -Canceled
- 02/22/2024 - Rescheduled Regular Meeting
- 2/15/2024 Regular Meeting - Canceled
- 1/18/2024 Regular Meeting
- 12/21/2023 Regular Meeting
- 11/16/2023 Regular Meeting
- 10/26/2023 -Rescheduled Regular Meeting
- 10/19/2023 -Regular Meeting - Canceled
- 9/28/2023 Rescheduled -Regular Meeting
- 9/21/2023 Regular Meeting - Canceled
- 8/17/2023 Regular Meeting
- 7/24/2023 Regular Meeting
- 07/13/2023 - Special Meeting
- July - June 2023 Archive Agenda
- January - June 2022 Archive Agenda
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Teleconference Meeting Info
Call In Number:
(505) 433-1125 pin # 2020
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