Convenience Centers / Transfer Stations

Convenience Center Locations

Click here to download a map of all trash and recycling locations in Santa Fe County.

NEW Convenience Center Operating Hours

All Convenience Centers are open 8:00am to 5:00pm, year round, with the exception of Nambe with the hours of 8 am -12 pm on Saturdays. 

For more information: www.santafecountynm.gov (select public works, solid waste and your topic)

Convenience Center	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Eldorado	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN
Jacona	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN
La Cienega	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN
Nambe	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN
San Marcos	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN
Stanley	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN	OPEN
Tesuque	CLOSED	CLOSED	CLOSED	OPEN	OPEN	CLOSED	OPEN

 

Convenience Center Services

Residential trash, household recycling, and green waste¹ may be brought to any convenience center. Other services vary by convenience center as outlined below.

Convenience Center	Small Commercial Trash²	Brush and Tree Waste³	Appliances & Scrap Metal	Automotive Fluids	Ashes
Eldorado	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Jacona	NO	YES	YES	NO	YES
La Cienega	NO	NO	YES	NO	YES
Nambe	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO
San Marcos	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO
Stanley	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO

¹Green waste means weeds, grass clippings, and leaves. ²Less than 850 pounds per month ³Brush and tree waste means wood chips and vegetative matter that does not qualify as green waste.

Convenience Center Rules

1. Customers must be residents of Santa Fe County.
2. Loads greater than 15 cubic yards are not accepted and are accepted at the Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station.
3. All loads must be covered and/or secured.
4. All garbage must be bagged. Recyclables should be loose but covered and/or secured.
5. All recyclable material must be placed in proper bins.
6. Children and pets must remain in vehicles at all times.
7. Brush and green waste must be no longer than 6 feet long and 18” in diameter.
8. Rims must be removed from tires.
9. No more than eight tires per month are accepted.
10. Only residents may bring automotive fluids and tires.
11. The unauthorized searching through and/or taking of anything from discarded solid waste or recyclable materials is prohibited.

Arriving at a convenience center with an uncovered load will result in the assessment of two additional permit punches and/or a citation. If found guilty, the criminal penalty shall be a fine of at least $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second offense, and $100-$200 for the third offense. Arriving with unbagged trash will result in the assessment of one additional permit punch and/or a citation. If found guilty, the criminal penalty shall be a fine of at least $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense, and $100 for the third offense.

Prohibited Materials

See Ordinance# 2014-10for definitions. For guidance on handling prohibited materials, contact us.

Animals carcasses Appliances containing refrigerants (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, etc.) without an affixed CFC removal verification sticker Asbestos or materials containing asbestos Auto parts (Tire rims separated from tires may be deposited in scrap metal bin.) Clean fill Construction and demolition debris Electronic waste (accepted on special collection days) Explosives and ammunition Fuel, gasoline, and other flammable materials Hazardous waste (Including household hazardous waste) Hot ashes (Hold ashes until cold before delivery.) Infectious/regulated medical waste (Household medical waste okay. Used sharps such as hypodermic needles must be placed in an approved sharps container or thick-walled strong plastic bottle with a tight fitting lid such as a laundry soap bottle.)

Intact bulk containers (drums, totes, etc.) Large pieces and large loads of concrete, roofing materials, asphalt, or rock Liquid waste Livestock waste, manures, or bedding mixed with manure from large animals Petroleum or chemically contaminated soils Pressurized cylinders Radioactive waste Sewage, septage, and holding tank pumpings Sludges Stumps Waste generated by manufacturing and industrial processes Wood with attached nails, paint, wallboard, or metal bracing