Recycling Centers in Las Cruces, NM
Find drop-off recycling locations in Las Cruces, New Mexico. View hours, addresses, and phone numbers for each facility.
Residents of Las Cruces, New Mexico can use this directory to locate nearby recycling drop-off locations. Whether you have household recyclables or specialty items like electronics or batteries, the facilities listed here can help you dispose of materials responsibly.
Recycling in Las Cruces: A Local Guide
Las Cruces, New Mexico lists 8 recycling options in our directory, built largely around the public solid-waste system plus a handful of private yards. The government anchor is the South Central Solid Waste Authority (SCSWA), the joint city-county agency that runs curbside service and the Las Cruces Recycling Center, alongside the City of Las Cruces Yard Waste & Green Waste site. Private drop-offs round out the list, including USA Can Non-Ferrous, Recycling Services, Las Cruces Recycling Inc., West Side Recycling, and the New Mexico State University-area Aggie Recycling. For households inside city limits, SCSWA provides a 96-gallon recycling cart collected every other week, so you recycle on a biweekly schedule. See more New Mexico cities on our New Mexico recycling hub.
For drop-off, the South Central Solid Waste Authority on W. Amador Ave and the nearby Las Cruces Recycling Center are the public facilities, while the City of Las Cruces Yard Waste & Green Waste site on Sonoma Ranch Blvd handles brush and green waste. For metals, USA Can Non-Ferrous and West Side Recycling are the private yards. Each site has its own hours, resident rules and fees, so check each center's page to confirm what it accepts.
Las Cruces is in the far south of the state, but New Mexico's bigger recycling hubs are listed too: Albuquerque has 40 centers and Santa Fe lists 10, with Rio Rancho (5) and Gallup (6) also covered. Browse every city on the New Mexico state hub.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Recycling in Las Cruces
What can be recycled in Las Cruces, NM?
According to SCSWA, the Las Cruces curbside cart most prefers corrugated cardboard, #1 and #2 plastic bottles, copier/printer paper, and aluminum, steel and tin cans. Also accepted: mixed paper and junk mail (newspapers, magazines, phone books), softcover and hardcover books, rigid plastics #3-#7, and chipboard/paperboard such as cereal, shoe and food boxes and cartons. Shredded paper must be bagged in clear bags; anything in colored or shopping bags is discarded.
What is the recycling schedule in Las Cruces?
Residents inside city limits get a 96-gallon recycling cart that SCSWA collects every other week. The exact pickup day depends on your route, so confirm your biweekly schedule directly with SCSWA (scswa.net) or the City of Las Cruces.
Where can I take yard waste or green waste in Las Cruces?
The City of Las Cruces Yard Waste & Green Waste site on Sonoma Ranch Blvd is the dedicated drop-off for brush and green waste. Yard waste should not go in your recycling cart. Confirm current hours and any resident requirements on the center's page or with the city.
Are there recycling options near Las Cruces?
Within Las Cruces you also have private metal yards such as USA Can Non-Ferrous and West Side Recycling. For a wider selection, the state's largest hubs are Albuquerque (40 centers) and Santa Fe (10). See all cities on the New Mexico hub.