Convenience Centers
Santa Fe County Convenience Centers accept residential trash, household recycling, and green waste. Hours and accepted services vary by location.
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
Convenience Center Rules
- Customers must be residents of Santa Fe County.
- All loads must be covered and/or secured.
- All garbage must be bagged.
- Recyclables should be loose, but covered and/or secured.
- Children and pets must remain in vehicles at all times.
- Rims must be removed from tires.
- No more than eight tires per month are accepted.
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
