A Guide to City Dump Locations in New Mexico

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City Dump Locations in Albuquerque

There are three convenience centers in Albuquerque where small commercial haulers and residents can drop off trash. Recycling can also be dropped off at the Eagle Rock Convenience Center.

The first Convenience Center is Eagle Rock Convenience Center. It is located at 6301 Eagle Rock NE in Albuquerque. This location is open between 8 am and 5 pm seven days a week, but you must arrive before 4:30 pm to be admitted.

The second is Don Reservoir Convenience Center. This trash drop-off spot is located at 117 114th SW and is open between 8 am and 5 pm seven days a week. However, you need to arrive before 4:30 pm in order to be admitted and they don't accept recyclables.

The last convenience center is Montessa Park Convenience Center at 3512 Los Picaros SE. This location is open from 8 am to 5 pm seven days a week and does not accept recyclables. You will need to arrive before 4:30 to be admitted.

The transfer station in Albuquerque is located at 711 Highway 333 and is called the East Mountain Transfer Station. This location is open from 7 am to 5:15 pm seven days a week.

All of the convenience centers in Alburquerque are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

There are a number of community collection centers in Dona Ana County that are operated by the South Central Solid Waste Authority. There are eight such collection centers in Las Cruces proper, helping to make waste disposal convenient and easy.

The first center is the Dona Ana County Utility Department. This is located at 845 N. Motel Blvd. Las Cruces, NM. They are open between 8 am and 5 pm between Monday and Friday.

The second center is the SCSWA Transfer Station. Open Monday through Friday from 7 am to 5 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm, this station is located at 2865 W. Amador Ave. Las Cruces, NM.

There are also a number of Pic Quick spots where there is a trash drop off. These are:

• Pic Quick #12: 3925 S. Main Street, Las Cruces
• Pic Quik #10: 825 Avenida De Mesilla, Las Cruces
• Pic Quik #20: 3901 Dona Ana Road, Las Cruces
• Pic Quik #22: 3916 Picacho Avenue, Las Cruces
• Pic Quik #70: 2001 Bataan Memorial West, Las Cruces
• Pic Quik #72: 4675 Sonoma Ranch Blvd, Las Cruces

The way that payment works are through the use of disposal punch cards. They can be bought at the Dona Ana County Government Center as well as at other locations in the county.

City Dump Locations in Rio Rancho

The city of Rio Rancho has a landfill located at 1132 Carpenter Street NE. They are open Monday through Friday from 7 am to 5 pm and Saturday from 7:30 am to 12 pm.

Residents are afforded one free disposal at the landfill a month. These free loads can be up to 1,000 pounds per household.

There is also a landfill at 2708 Iris Rd NE known as the Sandoval County Landfill.

City Dump Locations in Santa Fe

There are eight solid waste transfer stations around Santa Fe County that are operated by the Santa Fe County Solid Waste and Recycling Division. All of these centers accept trash disposal, recycling collection, and tires. A handful of the transfer stations accept green waste, motor oil, and large appliances.

There are convenience centers at:

• Eldorado
• Jacona
• La Cienega
• Nambe
• San Marcos
• Stanley
• Tesuque

It's worth noting that there aren't any county centers that accept household hazardous waste. Santa Fe Solid Waste Management is located at 149 Wildlife Way.

City Dump Locations in Roswell

Looking for an Alternative to Driving to Your Local Transfer Station

There are times in our lives when we create a lot more trash than we usually do. If you're moving, downsizing, or cleaning out your house, making runs to the dump can take a lot of time and cost a lot of money. The same is true if you're working on a renovation, a landscaping project, or remodeling your home.

These types of projects can create the need to do a ton of research about where you can dispose of your items and when. A much more straightforward alternative is to rent a dumpster in a size that fits your needs. This can make it much easy to get rid of everything you want without the complexity of making several different dump runs.

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