Route Rebalance 2025
Roughly 22,000 residents will have their trash collection day moved by one day to increase efficiency and reliability for Solid Waste Management service across the city.
Trash Collection Day Changing for Some Residents Effective June 9, 2025
Roughly 22,000 residents will have a new trash collection day starting Monday, June 9, 2025.
To improve route efficiency and better serve our community, the City of Albuquerque’s Solid Waste Management Department is making changes to trash collection days for approximately 22,000 households. If you received a flyer taped to your front door, your collection day is changing.
How to Know if Your Day is Changing
If you’re reading this because you received a door hanger/flyer, you are among the households impacted by the 2025 Route Rebalance. If you did not receive a notice, your collection day remains the same.
What You Need to Do
- Check your new collection day on or after June 9, 2025:
- Enter your address to verify your new collection day on our interactive city map.
- Use the Recycle Coach app or the Recycle Coach webpage and enter your address.
- Set your cart out by 7:00 a.m. on your new collection day starting June 9.
- Mark your calendar or set up reminders in the Recycle Coach app to stay on track.
Need Help?
We're ready to answer any questions you may have about the transition process.
- Call 311 for more information and details on the change
- Download the Recycle Coach app to see more about your collection day, how to dispose of waste properly, and keep connected on the latest changes happening at the Solid Waste Management Department