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Trash Talk
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The Landfill is an essential element of the solid waste industry, having the ability to dispose of Municipal solid Waste, (House-hold waste).
The Facilities are required to be permitted according to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. At our Regional Landfill we have been permitted for several cells that are lined. The construction is precise and requires technical engineering to prevent contamination of any water source.
Not only do we receive municipal solid waste, but our landfill also receives other wastes, such as construction and demolition debris which goes into a separate cell, and some special wastes are also permitted at our landfill.
If you are a special waste hauler, in New Mexico, you must be registered as such with the NM. Environmental Department in order to use our Landfill. The link is on the home page at the bottom.
The Vaughn Landfill is open by appointment only to dispose of Construction and Demolition debris. The Asbestos cell that is also located at the Vaughn Landfill is open on an appointment basis only.
Collection Stations
Did you know that you can take up to 2.5 yards of trash once a week to the neighborhood collection stations. County Customers show their current account card and are able to bring a level bed pick-up load once a week. Anything above the 2.5 yard is billed to their account at a rate of $5.00 per yard.
Our Northern station which is located in Moriarty is open 7 days a week.
All of our stations are self-serve stations; we will offer customer unloading assistance for safety precautions when deemed necessary. Please ask an attendant if you need help.
Batteries are considered hazardous material. If we can identify them before placing them in regular household trash these materials can be recycled at all of our collection stations. By keeping them out of our trash loads and landfills it will prevent fires. Please ask an attendant how to Recycle them at our collection sites.
If you are cleaning up a property, please call our office and ask for rental rates for a 30-yard container.
The world of Recycling
Look at waste as a resource. Imagine everything having value and imagine there is no landfill.
Reduce by recycling is easier than you think. If we bought more recycled goods, this creates the demand for materials recycled at the curb, and conserves energy and landfill space.
Our Landfill receives recyclable materials in an effort to save airspace and be more environmentally friendly. Our recycle center can receive various materials that are sent off to bigger recycling centers.
We are currently recycling, cardboard, aluminum cans, tin cans, scrap metal, florescent bulbs, batteries, waste oil, electronic waste, paint and thinners, anti-freeze, white goods.
Why should we recycle? When you transform something old into something new, it benefits the environment in a number of ways. Material and natural resources aren’t wasted. Energy is saved during the manufacturing process, and there is less waste going into landfills.
The main barrier to recycling is understanding the process. That means knowing where and what to recycle.
Backyard Composting
Composting is recycling organic materials such as lawn clippings, vegetable scraps, leaves and other wastes into a rich soul amendment/conditioner.
Why Compost? You can create your own inexpensive soil amendment. Your kitchen garbage will smell much better without kitchen scraps. Less food scraps go down the disposal where water is wasted, and septic tanks are overworked. Your garden and landscaping plants will benefit from the nutrients.
Approximately 30% of material in NM landfills is yard waste and 8% food waste. Both are excellent segments for composting. Instead of sending these wastes to the landfill, make them food for your garden or trees.
have questions?
Read below to find answers to some frequently asked questions.
An account is only closed when the residence is conveyed to a new owner. If you have sold
the home outright, call and let us know so that we can open an account for the new owner.
However, if you sell the home on a real estate contract, you must provide us with a copy of the properly filed REC before we can begin billing the purchaser.
A vehicle decal is equivalent to having your account card. There is no cost for decals. You
are allowed up to two decals per account and you must either obtain them at a station or the
EVSWA office. The name on the EVSWA account must match the vehicle registration. You
may go to any station Monday through Friday or the office can approve in advance for a
Saturday or Sunday at a station.
We only offer a low-income discount; as set forth in the new Torrance County Resolution,
2017-051. To qualify for this 50% discount, customers must submit an affidavit located in the
forms catalog section of this web site and show proof of a public assistance program provided by
Torrance County Income Support Division. If you currently receive benefits from Income
Support, including (1) cash assistance, (2) SNAP (food stamps), (3) LIHEAP, Temporary
Assistance for the Needy Families (TANF), (4) or Medicaid. Please contact Income Support
Division at 832-5640.
As of July 1, 2016, property owners with vacant residences no longer pay any solid waste management fees. A property owner must submit an affidavit and application to qualify, and renew the application every year, with the stipulation that is set forth in the New Torrance County Resolution, 2018-044, for a Vacant Residence. Forms are available on this web site
under forms catalog. Our customer service representatives can notarize your form in our office. People who have these accounts will no longer use the neighborhood collection stations, but may use the landfill. Disposal fees are determined based on type of waste and weight. Cash is not accepted at the landfill.
If you call our office you may talk to Customer Service and can set up a Promissory note.
The set up for payments will be on a monthly basis either falling on the 1st or the 15th of the
month.
Your account covers up to 2.5 cubic yards (a level bed truck load) of trash per week to the station. Excess loads will be charged an additional $5.00 per yard. Note: If you have more than 10 cubic yards of trash the Attendant will direct you to The Estancia Valley Regional Landfill which is open only Monday through Friday (Please see Landfill info).
EVSWA billing cycle is every quarter. We bill two weeks prior to the new quarter starting.
The quarters start: January- March, April -June, July – September, and October – December.
Yes, you may make a credit card payment over the phone. If you would like additional payment options you may go to Trashbilling.com and put your online account I.D. number in and use a credit card or pay with your bank information. You can set up for receiving e-mail bills and also set up your account automatically so you don’t have to worry if you made your payment or not. The payment will automatically come out of your credit card or bank information on the 1st day of the beginning of the quarter. We do not accept cash payments.
We will always advertise for job openings in the local newspaper such as the “Independent.”
You are welcome to come into our office or pull an application from the forms page and fill one out and present it to our office Monday through Friday from 8-5 pm.
You may throw construction debris at the stations if it’s residential and you are working on a home project. It cannot exceed over 2.5 yards for the week and if it does you will be charged an excess load of $5.00 per yard up to 10 yards. Again if it is over 10 yards the attendant will direct you to our Estancia Valley Regional Landfill that is only open Monday through Friday.
Yes. A TV is not considered e-waste unless it is a flat screen (e-waste may be recycled such as computers, monitors, stereos. E-waste does not count against your load) A TV will be a considered part of your regular trash.
Every station is a self serve station; if you are disabled and have more than a couple of bags,
we ask you to bring a person with you to help unload. However, if the attendant is not busy
logging in customers you may ask him to assist you with unloading trash from your vehicle.
No. You must present your EVSWA payment stub or window decal to the attendant each
time you visit a station. If you do not have your payment stub then you may call the office and
we can print a new one for you to either pick up or mail out that day.
Yes. You are responsible for getting that payment stub back from your relative/neighbor.
