Deming Just Got a Little Greener

Some may not know that prior to entering the ministry I worked in my family’s solid waste disposal business. When I became Mayor, I had a working knowledge of solid waste operations. I am very pleased to mark the opening of the recycling center at the Deming Transfer Station in June as the start of progressive efforts of the community to divert materials for reuse from our normal waste stream. The newly built recycling facility at the transfer station contains a baler that is capable of baling cardboard, plastic, metal cans, and mixed paper.

The public is invited to drop off sorted recycle materials at the recycle center or to use conveniently stationed drop off points around the City. There are three drop off points around the City consisting of two trailers each. One trailer is for cardboard only. The second trailer has bins for metal cans, plastic, and mixed paper.

The drop off points are located at:

Wal-Mart – west side of parking lot by their Service Center entrance
Peppers Grocery Store – east side of parking lot off of Santa Barbara Street
Old Swimming Pool (8th and Spruce) – east side parking lot off of Spruce

In September, the County will be positioning drop off containers at their convenience stations located at the Sunshine and Hatch Highway locations.

I encourage every one to participate in the community’s recycling effort. You will not only help the environment, but also save on future solid waste landfill fees.
 

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With an average annual rainfall of approximatly 9", our climate is classified as "arid continental." Prolonged rainy periods are practically unknown. Fall, winter, and spring are normally dry; an average of only one or two days a month get as much as one-tenth inch of rain. There is some snow in the winter, but it melts nearly as fast as it falls.

Deming's downtown commercial buildings retain much of their historic integrity and remain part of a historic zone.

Deming is located in the Southwestern part of New Mexico, 33 miles North of the Mexico border, a land of an ever present sun and flowing desert rocks and cacti. Deming has been named a "Rock-Hunters Paradise."