Permits

For online applications:

1. Click below on the following links to download an application and an instruction sheet.

• Residential Permit Options
• Small Business Permit Options

Download the Solid Waste & Recycling Permit Application (620kb PDF) »

2. Where are the seven County Convenience Centers located? See this link: Convenience Center Map

Walk-in Applications and Permits are available at:

1. Santa Fe County Treasurer's Office at 102 Grant Ave Santa Fe, NM 87501. 986-6329. Open 8-5 Monday thru Friday.
2. Satellite Offices Locations and Hours »
3. For more information about County Solid Waste Bag Tags, visit our FAQ's »

Lost/Stolen/Destroyed Permits

If your annual convenience center permit has been stolen, lost, or destroyed, follow instructions below:

Contact the Division of Solid Waste at 992-3010 to report the permit lost/stolen/destroyed. We will need the following information to determine if a replacement can be provided:

1. Type of permit lost/stolen/destroyed (Recycling only? 10-Trip Residential?, etc.)
2. Name as shown on the permit application
3. Address
4. Telephone number(s) to reach you during business hours
5. Name(s) of transfer station(s) used
6. (If you only use your permit for recycling, please note this in your message)

Once we have this information, our Compliance Officer will confirm the number of times your missing card was used. Once the investigation is completed (it usually takes three working days) you will be called and told that you have been authorized to obtain a replacement permit.

A replacement permit will cost $15.00, and the new card will be punched with the number of times the lost permit was used. Authorized replacement permits can only be obtained in person from the Treasurer's Office (986-6253), at the County Court House, at the corner of Grant and Sandoval. This office is open M-F 8-5. Replacement permits cannot be mailed.

We cannot replace lost bag tags.

Commercial Loads

Hotels, restaurants, businesses, waste haulers, landscapers, institutions and multiple-unit dwellings are charged the following fees:

Commercial fee by net weight is $50.00/ton or, $0.025/pound

Commercial customers must establish an account with the County prior to using any of the County's convenience centers. Contact the County Treasurer's Office (986 - 6329) for account information. The County and the customer will agree to a "typical load-weight" (the average net weight of three measured loads per vehicle employed), which will be the measure of billings at the locations where weigh scales are not available. The customer will be billed monthly. Individual loads shall not exceed 12,500 lbs. gross vehicle weight (combined weight of the truck and the load).

Recycling

 The following Recyclable Materials are accepted:

• Newspapers, junk mail, magazines, phone books, and white office paper are accepted for recycling. Albertson's Markets, Whole Foods Markets, Walmarts, NM School for the Deaf will accept plastic grocery bags.
• Flattened Cardboard only Corrugated (any cardboard with a wavy center) is accepted. Brown paper bags should be placed in with the corrugated cardboard. We cannot take paperboard boxes, i.e., shoe, gift, cereal, cracker etc… No waxed or wet cardboard.
• Glass – All colors of glass bottles and food jars accepted. No light bulbs, window glass, drinking glasses, mirror, ceramic, porcelain, or Pyrex.
• Mixed Containers include - Plastic containers (#1 and #2) with necks, check number on bottom of each container. Clear and colored plastic soda bottles, Plastic milk and water jugs, juice bottles, laundry soap and shampoo bottles (lids must be removed). No other plastic containers accepted at this time.
  Styrofoam, plastic bags, motor oil bottles and plastic toys are not recycled.
  Aluminum Cans & Foil, tin/steel food cans and lids, empty aerosol cans, aluminum foil and pie pans are recycled. Cookware, auto parts, scrap metal, and alkaline batteries are accepted, however do not get placed into convenience center recycle bins.
• Currently only accept Refrigerators and Freezers with CFC Removal on item

NOTE: Plastic, aluminum and tin containers can be mixed together with newspapers and mixed papers.Cardboard must be separated and placed in separate bins.

Motor oil, Tires, Brush, and Tree Wastes are accepted and recycled but require a solid waste permit to drop off.

• Tires are limited to 8 tires per household per month.
• Brush and tree waste and clean wood waste must be cut to length of 6 foot long or less and 24 inches in diameter. No tree stumps accepted.
• Reuse Opportunity:
  Brush waste is chipped at the Eldorado, Jacona and Stanley Convenience Center sites. Free wood chips are available to the public at these three sites at no charge. The wood chips are good for landscaping, erosion control, or as plant mulch to help retain soil moisture.

Download Santa Fe County Guide to Waste, Recycling and Reuse »

Uncovered Loads

$50.00 penalty and two additional punches on card, for entering center with an uncovered load.

About Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station (BuRRT)

The Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station is operated by the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Agency (SFSWMA). SFSWMA was created by mutual agreement between Santa Fe County and the City of Santa Fe, and is an independent agency. Their information hotline is 955-2250. You can also view their website at SFSWMA

Receiving Hours for residents are 8:00am to 5:00pm, seven days a week.

Illegal Dumping

Santa Fe County Ordinance No. 2005-05 prohibits the dumping, accumulating or scattering of solid waste. Any person convicted of illegal dumping will be guilty of a crime. First time offenders maybe penalized with a fine up to $500 and/or 60 days in jail. Subsequent violations carry a penalty of up to $1,000 and/or 90 days in jail. The improper or illegal disposal of hazardous waste carries a penalty of up to $5,000 and/or 90 days in jail.

To report illegal dumping or littering, please call the County at 992-3010. You may also call New Mexico Clean & Beautiful at 1-800-867-7666 or the Solid Waste Compliance Officer at 1-505-629-2937.