Convenience Centers

Santa Fe County Convenience Centers accept residential trash, household recycling, and green waste. Hours and accepted services vary by location.

July 4th: All Solid Waste/Convenience Centers will be closed in observance of Independence Day.

Locations and Hours

Eldorado

Open: Tuesday through Saturday

Closed: Sunday and Monday

Services: Recycling, green waste, Household waste, appliances/scrap metal, automotive fluids, ashes

Jacona

Open: Tuesday through Saturday

Closed: Sunday and Monday

Services: Recycling, green waste, Household waste, appliances/scrap metal, ashes

La Cienega

Open: Tuesday through Saturday

Closed: Sunday and Monday

Services: Recycling, appliances/scrap metal, Household waste, and ash

Nambe

Open: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Closed: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Services: Recycling, appliances/scrap metal, automotive fluids, Household waste

San Marcos

Open: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Closed: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Services: Recycling, appliances/scrap metal, automotive fluids, Household waste

Stanley

Open: Tuesday through Saturday

Closed: Sunday and Monday

Services: Recycling, green waste, appliances/scrap metal, automotive fluids, Household waste

Tesuque

Open: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday

Closed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday

Services: Recycling, Household waste

Commonly Accepted Materials

Residential Trash
Household Recycling
Green Waste
Appliances and Scrap Metal
Automotive Fluids
Ashes

Convenience Center Rules

  1. Customers must be residents of Santa Fe County.
  2. All loads must be covered and/or secured.
  3. All garbage must be bagged.
  4. Recyclables should be loose, but covered and/or secured.
  5. Children and pets must remain in vehicles at all times.
  6. Rims must be removed from tires.
  7. No more than eight tires per month are accepted.
Arriving with an uncovered load or unbagged trash may result in additional permit punches and/or a citation.

Prohibited Materials

See Ordinance 2014-10 for definitions.

  • Animal carcasses
  • Asbestos or materials containing asbestos
  • Construction and demolition debris
  • Electronic waste, except on special collection days
  • Explosives and ammunition
  • Fuel, gasoline, and flammable materials
  • Hazardous waste
  • Hot ashes
  • Liquid waste
  • Pressurized cylinders
  • Radioactive waste
  • Sewage, septage, and holding tank pumpings
  • Sludges
  • Stumps
  • Wood with attached nails, paint, wallboard, or metal bracing