MAKING YOUR NEW MEXICO PRODUCTION GREEN

Preliminary Recommendations

**THE LISTS OF VENDORS BELOW ARE NOT EXHAUSTIVE AND ARE FOR SAMPLE PURPOSES ONLY. THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO DOES NOT ENDORSE PRIVATE THIRD PARTY VENDORS NOR VERIFY THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE CERTIFIED "GREEN."**

BUY ECO-FRIENDLY AND GO NON-TOXIC

  • Purchase recyclable products or products sold in recyclable packaging.
  • Instead of using endangered rainforest hardwood (meranti/lauan), buy renewable/sustainable building materials for set construction.
  • Use recycled, non-toxic and unbleached supplies (cleaning, building and office), soap, toilet paper, plates and tissue, cups, office paper, pencils, low-emission paints/chemicals, etc.
  • Avoid the use of Styrofoam and other non-biodegradable products. Select caterers that do the same.
    • Advanced Janitor Supply 1583 Pacheco Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, Phone: (505) 989-7188, (800) 866-7188, Fax: (505) 989-1761, E-Mail: info@GreenHappens.com www.greenhappens.com
    • Albuquerque Hardwood Lumber Company, 4100 2nd St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, (505) 344-8856
    • Bioshield Paint Company: www.bioshieldpaint.com or (505) 438-3448
    • Bond Paint Company, 3201 Candelaria Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, (505) 888-3737
    • www.comeonhome.biz
    • Essentially Green Ventures, 505-862-9620; ernest@essentiallygreenventures.com; www.essentiallygreenventures.com
    • Foxwood, Inc., 1208 Mercantile Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507, 505-424-7312, www.foxwoodcabinets.com
    • Green Production Resource greenproductionresource.net PO Box 32566, Santa Fe, NM 87594, 505-554-7133
    • www.lamontanitacoop.com/ Santa Fe: (505) 984-2852 ABQ: (505) 265-4631 (Nob Hill) or (505) 242-8800 (Valley) Gallup: (505) 863-5383
    • Midway Office Supply Centers, 5900 Midway Park Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 345-3414
    • Office Depot, 1409 N Renaissance Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107 (505) 342-2962
    • Rextel Coatings Corporation, 2416 Comanche Rd. NE Ste. A, Albuquerque, NM 87107, (505) 884-6909
    • Sandia Office Supply, 3831 Singer Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 341-4900
    • Stock Building Supply, 8200 Jefferson St. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 (505) 823-2200
    • Trader Joe's, 8929 Holly Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87122, (505) 796-0311
    • Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers, 4420 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111, (505) 292-7300
    • www.wholefoods.com
    • www.wildoats.com Wendy (505) 350-2843
    • Zerorez of Albuquerque, 8201 Golf Course Rd. NW D3 #312, Albuquerque, NM 87120, (505) 898-0669

BUY LOCAL

RECYCLE, REUSE AND CONSERVE

  • Recycle when possible: paper, cans, glass, cardboard, plastics, batteries, tires and wood.
  • Contract with caterers/food suppliers that use recyclable or biodegradable serving containers, kitchenware, etc.
  • Provide recycling bins in production offices and on set.
  • Contract with a recycling service.
  • Recycle sets/donate all unused or unwanted items (food, props, office supplies) to local charities, schools, animal welfare organizations, etc.
  • Conserve materials: use Tablet PCs, digital dailies, reuse office paper and drinking cups, make double-sided prints and copies, turn off lights when not in use.
  • Contact food banks that donate to local shelters, or contact shelters directly, to pick up leftovers from packaged food, food used as props, and contained catered meals.
    • In Santa Fe, to set up recycling pick up: 1st - Call City of Santa Fe billing department, (505) 955-4333; 2nd Call Solid Waste Management, (505) 955-2200, to get containers and set up pick up
    • In Albuquerque, to set up recycling pick up: (505) 761-8100
    • In these and other NM areas, to find recycling resources visit New Mexico Recycling Coalition: www.recyclenewmexico.com
    • Santa Fe County Drop-off Centers, including drop off for yard waste, scrap metal, scrap wood: www.santafecounty.org or (505) 955-3010
    • Santa Fe: Paper Recycle and More (Commercial pick-up service) (505) 982-9504
    • Santa Fe: Pinon Fast Print (recycled paper): (505) 982-1777
    • Santa Fe: Buckman Road Recycling & Transfer Station (505) 424-1850 http://www.co.santafe.nm.us/departments/public_works/solidwaste/
    • Albuquerque: Bernalillo County Transfer Station, 2400 Broadway, SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, Phone: (505) 224-1640 Fax: (505) 224-1699 Email: kmckibben@bernco.gov Station located at 711 Old Hwy 66 & State Road 333,
    • Food Donations in Santa Fe and other Northern New Mexico areas: The Food Depot, 1222 Siler Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507, Phone (505) 471-1633, FAX (505) 471-2025 www.thefooddepot.org
    • St. Elizabeth Shelter 804 Alarid Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505, tel (505) 982-6611, fax (505) 982-5347, info@steshelter.org, www.steshelter.org
    • Non-prepared food, fresh food and vegetables donations in Albuquerque: Roadrunner Food Bank, 2645 Baylor Drive SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, Phone: (505) 247-2052, Fax: (505) 242-6471 email: info@rrfb.org, www.rrfb.org
    • Prepared food donation: Joy Junction, 4500 2nd St. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87125, 1-800-924-0569 or 1-877-JOY-JUNCTION. For donation receipt inquires, you can call our business office Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm: (505) 438-6073 or for others, a directory of other homeless centers: http://www.unm.edu/~willow/homeless/services.html
    • For prepared food, go to http://www.nmfoodbanks.org/BernalilloAgencies.asp
    • Albuquerque Rescue Mission. Contact Jannetta LaMort, 505-346- HOPE (4673); jlamort@albqrescue.org; www.albqrescue.org
    • Soilutions, 505-877-0220. Provides food scrap collection for composting. (Food scrap mix can handle napkins, paper serviceware, compostable cups and serviceware.)
    • Earth Day Recycling Company, 112 Headingly Ave. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, (505) 232-9211
    • All-American Waste Removal /Bedford Enterprises, 5049 Edith Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107, (505) 345-7997, www.allamericanwastenm.com
    • Cintas/RoadRunner Paper, 1415 Broadway Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, (505) 764-9832, www.cintas.com
    • Eltoro Recycling Center, 3000 Isleta Blvd. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105, (505) 873-1266
    • Essentially Green Ventures, 505-862-9620; ernest@essentiallygreenventures.com; www.essentiallygreenventures.com
    • Green Production Resource greenproductionresource.net PO Box 32566, Santa Fe, NM 87594, 505-554-7133
    • Green Removal Services, ABQ 505-559-0528, greenremovalservices@gmail.com, www.greenremoval.org
    • Unicor, 505-843-7600. ABQ recycling hauler that takes a lot of materials.
    • D H Metal Recycling Company, Albuquerque, NM 87101, (505) 306-1062
    • Albuquerque Metal Recycling Incorporated, 3339 2nd St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105, (505) 877-6110
    • Acme Iron & Metal Company Incorporated, 6144 2nd St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, (505) 345-2457

ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES, TRANSPORTATION & FUELS

Biodiesel and E85 Locations:

Santa Fe:
Giant, 1229 Cerrillos Road, (505) 954-4522
Giant, 4354 Cerrillos Road, (505) 424-3076 (E85 only)

Albuquerque:
Ever-Ready Oil Company, 1200 1st Street NW, (505) 242-5291
Southwest Biofuels, 2371 Aztec NE, Broker: Holly Roach, (505) 554-7133l, (B5, B20 an B100 blends available)

EFFICIENT ENERGY

WATER MANAGEMENT

  • Use effluent/gray water/reclaimed waste water for landscaping, greens, wet-downs and dust control.
  • Rainwater harvesting.
  • Recycle water used for fire protection.
    • www.theraincatcher.com (505) 501-4407
    • www.waterma.com (505) 983-6599
    • www.comeonhome.biz (505) 424-3355
    • Rain Well, P.O. Box 91736, Albuquerque, NM 87199, (505) 856-5305
    • Raincycling, 5225 Pino Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, (505) 797-2294
    • Weather Miser Energy Efficiency Incorporated, Albuquerque, NM 87101, (505) 822-0886
    • Arid Solutions Incorporated Com Rain Barrels, Tijeras, NM 87059, (505) 281-7664

For more information on Green Production practices and resources please visit online at www.nmfilm.com or www.ema-online.org. Or call the New Mexico State Film Office at (505) 476-5600.

To have your green-friendly products or services listed in our resource guide visit us at www.nmfilm.com or phone (505) 476-5600.

***SAMPLE - NOT A COMPLETE LISTING***

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