Solid Waste

Information about Solid Waste collection in Albuquerque.

Trash

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

Trash Collection Information

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Recycling

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

Recycling Information

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Graffiti Removal

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

Report Graffiti

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Large Item Pickup

Holiday Schedule

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Quick Links

Mobile App: 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.

Download Recycle Coach

Video: What is Recycling Contamination?

News & Events

Trash, Recycling, and Large Items will be Collected on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Holiday collection information and schedules

Trash, Recycling, and Large Items Will Not Be Collected on New Year’s Day

Holiday collection information and schedules

Recycling Drop-off Location at Smith’s on Golf Course Will Close Temporarily

This drop-off site is temporarily closing, beginning on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.

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.