What Can and Can’t Go in Your Trash Bin in New Mexico

What Can and Can’t Go in Your Trash Bin in New Mexico

What Can Go in Your Trash Bin

• Non-hazardous household waste: Food scraps, napkins, paper towels

• Plastic packaging that isn't recyclable (e.g., chip bags, wrappers)

• Broken small household items (e.g., worn-out toys)

• Non-recyclable textiles or fabric scraps

• Disposable diapers, hygiene products, and bagged pet waste

• Bagged yard waste, if allowed by your provider

• Styrofoam items that can't be recycled locally

➡️ City of Albuquerque Solid Waste
➡️ Santa Fe County Convenience Centers Accepted Waste
➡️ Los Alamos County Trash Rules

What Can’t Go in Your Trash Bin

Here’s a list of banned or restricted items that must be disposed of separately:

• Paints, solvents, chemicals, and hazardous liquids
  ➤ EPA Household Hazardous Waste Guide
  ➤ Santa Fe’s BuRRT HHW Disposal Info

• Electronics (TVs, computers, phones, etc.)
  ➤ New Mexico E-Waste Recycling Directory
  ➤ Best Buy Electronics Recycling

• Major appliances like refrigerators, dishwashers, washers, dryers
  ➤ City of Santa Fe Bulk Pickup Rules
  ➤ Appliance Disposal Options (Los Alamos)

• Construction debris: concrete, tile, bricks, gravel
  ➤ SFSWMA Construction Debris Disposal
  ➤ Waste Management C&D Guide

• Old furniture: sofas, recliners, mattresses
  ➤ Mattress Disposal Tips (EPA)
  ➤ Junk Removal Options – Anytime Junk Removal

• Tires and automotive parts
  ➤ Tire Disposal Regulations in NM
  ➤ Discount Tire Recycling Info

• Batteries & bulbs: Rechargeable, lithium-ion, car batteries, CFL bulbs
  ➤ Call2Recycle Drop-Off Locator
  ➤ Santa Fe’s Special Waste Info

• Medical Waste / Sharps
  ➤ FDA Sharps Disposal Guidelines
  ➤ CVS Pharmacy Sharps Return Program

Local Resources by County

• Santa Fe: Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency

• Los Alamos: County Eco Station Info

• Rio Arriba / Española: North Central Solid Waste Authority (NCSWA)

• Albuquerque: City of Albuquerque Solid Waste

• New Mexico Statewide: NM Environment Department Solid Waste Bureau

💡 Pro Tips

• If you're not sure, don’t throw it away. Look up your county rules or call your trash provider.

• Keep glass out of bins unless explicitly accepted curbside.

• Use recycling centers or junk pickup services for bulky items.

• Don’t mix recyclables with trash — it could contaminate your entire bin.

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