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Solid Waste

A banner explaining Solid Waste Management Department administrative headquarters will be moving from 4600 Edith NE to 3401 Pan American NE effective July 8th.

We offer curbside trash collection, large item, and special assistance pickups.

Trash Collection and Drop-off

We offer curbside trash collection, large item, and special assistance pickups.

A trash truck in front of the Sandia Mountains

We offer single stream curbside recycling services for residents and businesses.

Recycling

We offer single stream curbside recycling services for residents and businesses.

Two recycling bins

Download the free Recycle Coach app and have instant access to your recycling collection schedules, collection guidelines, reminders, and more. What can you recycle? The Recycle Coach app will show you what items you can recycle in your blue cart.

Recycle Coach

Download the free Recycle Coach app and have instant access to your recycling collection schedules, collection guidelines, reminders, and more. What can you recycle? The Recycle Coach app will show you what items you can recycle in your blue cart.

Recycling and trash information at your fingertips! You get: A 'What Goes Where' search too; Collection reminders, including for holiday changes; A personalized collection schedule; And more!

You can help reduce graffiti by immediately reporting all graffiti sightings.

Graffiti Removal

You can help reduce graffiti by immediately reporting all graffiti sightings.

A worker cleaning graffiti from a wall

Appliances and other large items are collected throughout the year free of charge upon residential customer request.

Large Item Pickup

Appliances and other large items are collected throughout the year free of charge upon residential customer request.

Two SWMD employees placing an old couch into a trash truck.

Trash collection is delayed by one day for the following holidays:

  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • New Year’s Day

If the holiday is observed on a weekend, no changes will occur to residential pick up.

Holiday Schedules

Trash collection is delayed by one day for the following holidays:

  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • New Year’s Day

If the holiday is observed on a weekend, no changes will occur to residential pick up.

A moon rising over the Sandias

Residential customer rate - $18

Extra carts - $7.69 per month per cart

Collection & Disposal Rates

Residential customer rate - $18

Extra carts - $7.69 per month per cart

A family in the foreground waves a team of Solid Waste employees standing in front of a blue trash truck.

The answers to the most commonly asked questions in our Department.

Frequently Asked Questions

The answers to the most commonly asked questions in our Department.

Three Solid Waste Management Department drivers

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