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Note: There are also two public drop -off sites open 24/7 at White Sands Mall and Walmart Parking Lots.

Grinding greenwaste, mulch is used on site and given to public for free

Residents of the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County may bring residential hazardous wastes to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center (HHWCC) at no charge.

The HHWCC is operated under contract by Advanced Chemical Transport.

Drop off location is at 6137 Edith NE (on west side of Edith between Montano and Osuna. Advanced Chemical Transport (ACT) is located at the end of the drive.)

Household Hazardous Waste Hotline: (505) 349-5220

Open to the Public on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Small electronics can be placed in curbside bins. Drop off recycling of electronics accepted at the Eagle Rock Convenience Center.

See the following webpage to learn more and to see what is accepted at Eagle Rock

https://www.cabq.gov/solidwaste/recycling/electronic-waste-e-waste

Residents of the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County may bring residential hazardous wastes to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center (HHWCC) at no charge. The HHWCC is operated under contract by:

ACT (Advanced Chemical Transport) formerly Rinchem Company Inc.
6137 Edith NE (on west side of Edith between Montano and Osuna) Google Map

Household Hazardous Waste Hotline: (505) 349-5220

Open to the Public on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Curbside program accepts
-Aluminum Cans
-Tin Cans
-Foil and Pie Pans
-Small Electronics
-Pots and Pans
-Small Appliances

Call 311 for large item pick up for appliances like refrigerators, ovens, etc.

Medications may also be disposed at any of the six area command substations Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Foothills Area Command
12800 Lomas NE, (505) 332-5240
Northeast Area Command
8201 Osuna NE, (505) 823-4455
Southeast Area Command
800 Louisiana SE, (505) 256-2050
Valley Area Command
5408 2nd NW, (505) 761-8800
Southwest Area Command
6404 Los Volcanes NW, (505) 831-4705
Northwest Area Command
10401 Cibola Loop NW, (505) 768-485

Collection event 2 times per year. See following links for more info

https://www.cabq.gov/solidwaste/recycling/yard-waste

https://www.cabq.gov/solidwaste/recycling/yard-waste/residential-yard-waste

ONLY at TRANSFER STATION - Car Batteries, Cell Phone Batteries, Cell Phones and Rechargeable Batteries

ONLY accepted at Transfer Station

(TRANSFER STATION ONLY - A biodiesel project to start in spring 2010)

Appliances ONLY at transfer station - fee applies

At Transfer Station ONLY (Free to residents)

Scrap metal and appliances only accepted at transfer station location

Yard waste/Brush at Transfer Station (ONLY). Also compost bio-solids.

Tin and steel cans accepted.

Must be corrugated cardboard

No car batteries

No Fee

No Fee

No Fee

$5.00 A Cubic yard

(Save for Household Hazardous Waste event)

(Save for Household Hazardous Waste event)

(Save for Household Hazardous Waste event)

(Save for Household Hazardous Waste event)

(Save for Household Hazardous Waste event). Fee for old TVs and computer screens

(Save for Household Hazardous Waste event)

Accepted year round

(Contact Rainbow Recycling)

(Landscaping waste: Branches (4 foot lengths), leaves and grass clippings)

HHW is accepted the 1st & 3rd Sat. of every month, by appointment only. Please call 505-891-5015 to make an appointment.

HHW is accepted the 1st & 3rd Sat. of every month, by appointment only. Please call 505-891-5015 to make an appointment.

HHW is accepted the 1st & 3rd Sat. of every month, by appointment only. Please call 505-891-5015 to make an appointment.

Limit 4 TV's per vehicle, per Saturday.

HHW is accepted the 1st & 3rd Sat. of every month, by appointment only. Please call 505-891-5015 to make an appointment.

Rinse cans before recycling

No food residue

$.01 per lb.

Rinse aluminum cans and tin cans before recycling

All stations - Re-USE Swap shop at Moriarty Convenience Center

Accepted at all stations

(Cardboard and Mixed Paper - accepted at all stations except Punta & Hills & Valleys)

Accepted at all stations

(Accepted at all stations, tin recycled at Northern-Moriarty, Central-Estancia, Southern-near Mountainair, Indian Hills and Tejique)

Branches & some brush County Customers Only at Northern Location. County and municipal customers at Southern. No charge. Commercial landscappers must use the landfill location.

Accepted year round

(Vandergrift Recycling Center: Aluminum, iron, steel, tin cans, copper, brass, non-ferrous (all metals))

(Take automotive batteries to Auto Skills Center and AFEES Service Center (fee charged))

(Vandergrift Recycling Center: Paper: cardboard, shredded and plain paper, books, magazines and junk mail. No food contaminated items accepted.)

(Holloman Middle School accepts cartridges for fundraiser)

(Vandergrift Recycling Center: Aluminum, iron, steel, tin cans, copper, brass, non-ferrous (all metals))

(Compost Yard on Vandergrift road accepts green waste)

clean/rinsed
catfood cans: remove paper wrap

clean

Appliances Accepted at main transfer station on Hwy 549 ONLY, MUST REMOVE Freon

Accepted at main transfer station on Hwy 549 ONLY

Accepted at Transfer Station only - Most electronics (computers, laptops, servers, network equipment, server racks, flat screen monitors, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, phones, cell phones, Tele-Com equipment, computer battery back-ups, UPS batteries)

Scrap metal at Transfer Station only

Only at Gallup Transfer Station

Traditional household recycling accepted plus other items are accepted at La Luz, laVelle and Chaparral sites.

Auto batteries accepted at La Luz location only

In addition to aluminum and tin metals, scrap metal is accepted at La Luz, LaVelle and Chaparral. Cloudcroft Collection Center only accepts Scrap Metal (no aluminum or tin).

All other locations accept aluminum and tin metals

Appliances accepted only at La Luz location

Can accept shredded paper at mixed paper drop-offs

La Luz location only. Accepts brush to be chipped into mulch that is given to residents for free