Recycling Centers in New Mexico
77 recycling locations in 28 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
New Mexico at a glance: 55 recycling centers, 15 scrap yards, 3 household hazardous waste facilities, 2 electronics recyclers, 2 transfer stations. New Mexico has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.
Top cities for recycling in New Mexico
- Albuquerque27 locations
- Las Cruces4 locations
- Santa Fe4 locations
- Rio Rancho3 locations
- Roswell3 locations
- Farmington3 locations
- Carlsbad3 locations
- Los Lunas3 locations
- Deming3 locations
- Clovis2 locations
- Alamogordo2 locations
- Silver City2 locations
- Bosque Farms2 locations
- Kirtland2 locations
- Hobbs1 location
- Gallup1 location
- Las Vegas1 location
- Artesia1 location
- Lovington1 location
- Socorro1 location
- Ruidoso1 location
- Belen1 location
- Bloomfield1 location
- Truth Or Consequences1 location
All New Mexico cities
- Alamogordo 2
- Albuquerque 27
- Artesia 1
- Belen 1
- Bloomfield 1
- Bosque Farms 2
- Carlsbad 3
- Chaparral 1
- Clovis 2
- Deming 3
- Farmington 3
- Gallup 1
- Hobbs 1
- Kirtland 2
- Lake Arthur 1
- Las Cruces 4
- Las Vegas 1
- Los Lunas 3
- Lovington 1
- Polvadera 1
- Rio Rancho 3
- Roswell 3
- Ruidoso 1
- Santa Fe 4
- Santa Teresa 1
- Silver City 2
- Socorro 1
- Truth Or Consequences 1
New Mexico recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in New Mexico?
We list 77 recycling locations across 28 cities in New Mexico, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Albuquerque has the most, with 27.
Does New Mexico pay for cans and bottles?
New Mexico does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.