Solid Waste News
News from the Solid Waste Management Department
Albuquerque’s Landfill Wins 2020 Recycling Award for Innovative Use of Mulch
Albuquerque’s Cerro Colorado Landfill used an innovative approach when undergoing a partial closure and drainage improvement project and successfully diverted organic materials away from the waste stream.
Solid Waste Management Department Offers Fall Green Waste Collection
Green Waste pickup is a free service offered to Solid Waste customers
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items Will be Collected on Veterans Day
Solid Waste holiday collection information and schedules
Solid Waste Department Details Request for Residential Rate Change
First increase since 2014 needed to maintain service levels up against increasing demand and increasing costs of recycling.
New Solid Waste Admin Building and Vehicle Maintenance Facility Improving Infrastructure, Service for Residents
New facilities replace dated buildings, improve maintenance capabilities and efficiency.
Mayor Tim Keller, Director Matthew Whelan Update Community on Record Recycling Costs and the State of Solid Waste
Solid Waste Department Cost of Recycling Services Rises 900% in Two Years
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items will be Collected on Labor Day
Solid Waste holiday collection information and schedules.
Solid Waste Management Launches Online Recycling Activities for Albuquerque Students
Activities provide a resource for teachers and students to enhance remote learning
Keep Albuquerque Beautiful and Solid Waste Host Second Annual Junk Jog on September 19th
Information about the Keep Albuquerque Beautiful event.
Montessa Park Convenience Center Temporarily Closed from July 19-21
Information on center changes
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items Will be Collected on Friday, July 3
Solid Waste holiday collection information and schedules
Save the Date: Fall Green Waste Collection Begins November 30 - December 11
Green Waste pickup is a free service offered to Solid Waste customers
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items Will be Collected on Memorial Day
Solid Waste holiday collection information and schedules
Mayor Keller, Solid Waste Director Announce Modified Plan for City’s Largest Neighborhood Annual Clean Up Event
Residents are encouraged to maintain social distance by focusing clean up efforts on their own outdoor spaces and sidewalks
Mayor Keller Pausing Plastic Bag Ban for 30 Days
Temporary change to help local business and food workers, reusable bags not a health risk
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items will be Collected on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Holiday collection information and schedules
City of Albuquerque Offers Christmas Tree Recycling
Recycle your real Christmas tree for free beginning December 30
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items Will Not be Collected on New Year's Day
Holiday collection schedule and information.
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items Will Not be Collected on Christmas Day
Holiday collection schedules and information.
Burqueños Celebrate America Recycles Day by Keeping Household Items Out of the Landfill
National FixIt Clinic initiative focuses on encouraging reuse among City of Albuquerque residents
City of Albuquerque Announces Arrival of New Trash Collection Vehicles Powered by Alternative Fuel
Information about Compressed Natural Gas collection trucks
Local STEM Students Take Initiative on Balloon Fiesta Recycling
Information about partnership with Keep Albuquerque Beautiful and Albuquerque Institute for Mathematics and Science.
APS Students Offered an Opportunity to Beautify Their School Campuses
Information on Keep Albuquerque Beautiful's Campus Pride Grant
One Albuquerque Night at Isotopes Park Focuses on Sustainability
Keep Albuquerque Beautiful, City Departments, and Community Partners join Forces to Host Plogging Event in the Bosque on Sept 21
Information about the first annual Junk Jog!
Local Couple Honored for Dedicating Over 30 Years to Cleaning Up Community Median
Information about the Adopt-A-Median program.
Recycling Drop-Off Site Temporary Relocation and Closures
Information about recycling drop-off sites.
Wildflower Project Supports Local Bee Population and Helps with Weed Control on City Medians
Information about SWMD's wildflower project.
Trash, Recycling, and Large Items Will be Collected on Memorial Day
Solid Waste holiday and collection information.
New Mexico United Soccer Takes to Albuquerque's Streets
Information about the new NM United branded SWMD trucks.