New Mexico Clean and Beautiful

The Tourism Department partners with communities to Keep New Mexico True by providing funding and technical assistance to municipalities, counties, and tribal governments on litter eradication, waste reduction, and community beautification initiatives.

Program Overview

The purpose of the  New Mexico “Litter Control and Beautification Act,” NMSA 1978, § 67-16-1 et seq.,  is to accomplish litter control by vesting in the Department the authority to eliminate litter from the state to the maximum practical extent.

In FY23, New Mexico Clean and Beautiful awarded a total of $790,801.35 in funding to 45 communities across the state:

  • $224,236.96 investment in litter eradication
  • $95,108.71 investment in waste reduction
  • $189,653.74 investment in community beautification
  • $254,086.70 investment in youth empowerment
  • $27,688.24 investment in program development

For additional information, please contact the Clean and Beautiful Program Coordinator:

chantal orio

Chantal Orio Clean & Beautiful Program Coordinator

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