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Trash Drop Off

Information about the three public trash drop-off locations in Albuquerque.

Guidelines

Please Note

The City’s Convenience Centers close at 5 p.m. No vehicles will be admitted after 4:30 p.m.

Prohibited Items

Do not dispose of the following items:

  • Hazardous waste, medical waste, infectious waste, dead animals, ammunition, or firearms
  • Hot waste or smoldering waste (coals, wood, or ashes)
  • construction or demolition debris (this includes drywall & carpet)
  • Roofing materials
  • Waste containing free liquids
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Compressed gas cylinders
  • Roll-off containers
    • Must be taken to the Cerro Colorado Landfill
  • Artificial turf
  • Railroad ties
  • Root balls

Check if you can dispose of household hazardous waste at the HHWCC.

Vehicle Capacity Limits

Any vehicle transporting material to any City Convenience Center is limited to a rated capacity of under two tons.

Trailer Length Limits

  • Montessa Park Convenience Center: No more than 40 feet in combined length.
  • Don Reservoir Convenience Center: No more than 30 feet in combined length.
  • Eagle Rock Convenience Center: No more than 35 feet in combined length.

Item Limits

  • Appliances – 2 allowed with refrigerant intact at ERCC and MPCC. Only one appliance allowed at DRCC. Please remove all food from refrigerators and freezers prior to disposal.
  • Up to 3 mattresses per residential or small commercial customer are allowed
  • Up to 5 pallets per customer
    • Picket fencing is considered to be pallets and will be limited to the equivalent of 5 pallets
  • Only 9 cubic feet (2 wheelbarrow loads) of concrete, dirt, rock, gravel, or brick
  • Soil or gravel must not be contaminated with oil, gas, or hazardous substances.
  • Up to 5 tires (auto/small truck) per customer at all locations.
  • Tree stumps cannot be larger than 18 inches in diameter and 18 inches in length.
    • No more than 3 tree stumps per load.
  • Branches may be no longer than 8 feet total.
  • If quantities of mattresses, tires, and pallets or the measurements of tree stumps or limbs exceed the above limits they must be taken to Cerro Colorado Landfill for disposal.
  • Customers must bag all insulation prior to disposal.

Automotive Parts

  • Limit of 3 automotive parts per load
  • Acceptable automotive parts:
    • Bumpers
    • Fenders
    • Grills
  • Unaccepted items:
    • Engines
    • Transmissions
    • Bulky materials

Convenience Center Locations

The Solid Waste Management Department provides three convenience centers in the City where residents and small commercial haulers can drop-off trash. Eagle Rock Convenience Center also functions as an additional drop-off site for recycling.

Convenience Center Locations & Hours

All convenience centers are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Eagle Rock Convenience Center

6301 Eagle Rock NE (North off I-25 & Alameda to Eagle Rock) - View Eagle Rock Convenience Center on a map
Phone: 505-768-3925
Open 7 days a week 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Vehicles arriving after 4:30 p.m. will not be admitted.

Don Reservoir Convenience Center

117 114th SW (West of 98th off West Central Ave.) - View Don Reservoir Convenience Center on a map
Phone: 505-768-3920
Open 7 days a week 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. No recyclables accepted. Vehicles arriving after 4:30 p.m. will not be admitted.

This facility cannot receive refrigerators.

Montessa Park Convenience Center

3512 Los Picaros SE (Rio Bravo West to Broadway, South to Bobby Foster Road.) - View Montessa Park Convenience Center on a map
Phone: 505-768-3930
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. No recyclables accepted. Vehicles arriving after 4:30 p.m. will not be admitted.

NOTE: Trash drop-off is not available at 4600 Edith NE administrative headquarters.

Disposal Fees and Load Sizes

  • City residents can use all Convenience Centers for $5.00 per load (plus tax). You may take your excess trash, yard waste, and large items to any convenience center location (residents and small commercial customers only).
  • City residents are encouraged to tarp and secure your vehicle’s load to avoid an additional clean-up fee of $5.54 (plus tax).
  • Non-city residents can use all Convenience Centers for $12.00 per load (plus tax). 
  • Non-city residents who do not tarp and secure their load will be charged an additional $12.00 per load (plus tax).
  • We accept Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa and American Express

Proof of Residency

Proof of residency may be provided via utility bill, driver's license, or valid identification card.

Truck Bed Loads

  • 1 Load = 4x8x2
  • 2 Loads = 4x16x2

Trailer Loads

  • 1 Load = 4x8x2
  • 2 Loads = 4x16x2
  • 4 Loads = 8x16x2

The City reserves the right to refuse any load or items that might cause injury to personnel or damage to equipment.