Recycling in Santa Fe
As part of running a small 'green' business in Santa Fe, New Mexico I struggle with recycling. Although the City of Santa Fe has a very good recycling program, it is incomplete. Simple things are not recycled by the city, but are recycleable (e.g. #5 plastic food containers, packing peanuts). Some items are recycled by local companies in their effort to be green and others just do it to save money.
For me, I dont care why, I just want a list I could go to to find local recycling places for items the city does not include in their program. In response to this need, I started this webpage and associated blog to get moving in that direction. I hope it helps you.
If you know of things not on the list below, please leave me a comment or suggestion.
If you have an item you would like to recycle and don't know where, please leave me a comment or suggestion.
If you would like to help out in your neighbor on increasing recycling, please leave me a comment or suggestion.
I am not a recycling expert, but if you submit a question I will try to get it answered by our readers or from someone from the City, please leave me a comment or suggestion.
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Thank you all for helping Keep Santa Fe Beautiful.
Recycling by Location
| Agora in Eldorado |
Plastic bags |
| Albertson's Grocery Stores |
Card board, Plastic bags, Paper, Pallets, Scrap metal |
| Auto Zone |
Motor Oil |
| BatteryPlus |
Rechargeable batteries |
| Big Brothers, Big Sisters |
Clothing |
| Book Mountain |
Books, softcover |
| Books and More Books |
Books |
| Buckman Road Transfer Station |
Aluminum, #1 Plastic Bottles, #2 Plastic Bottles, Paper, Glass bottles, Cardboard, Fluorsecent bulbs, Metal, Phone books, (exceptions apply) |
| Capital Scrap Metals Inc |
Scrap Metal, Auto Parts |
| Cell Phones for Soldiers |
Cell Phones |
| City of Santa Fe |
Aluminum, Glass bottles, #1 Plastic Bottles, #2 Plastic Bottles, Paper, Cardboard, Metal (exceptions apply) |
| Goodwill |
Appliances, Clothing, Household Furnishings, TVs |
| Home Depot |
Rechargeable batteries |
| Hospice Center Thrift Store |
Appliances, Clothing, Household Furnishings |
| Jiffy Lube |
Motor Oil |
| Kitchen Angels |
Food, Unopened |
| Look What the Cat Dragged In |
Appliances, Clothing, Household Furnishings, Pet Supplies |
| Lowes |
Rechargeable batteries |
| Mr G's Recycling |
Scrap Metal, Auto Parts |
| Office Depot |
Toner cartridges |
| OfficeMax |
Toner cartridges |
| Rapid Refill Ink |
Toner cartridges |
| Restore |
Appliances, Building Materials |
| Salvation Army |
Appliances, Clothing, Building Materials, TVs |
| Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society |
Pet Supplies |
| Santa Fe Public Health Dept |
Needles/syringes |
| St. Vincent Regional Medical Center |
Magazines |
| Staples |
Toner cartridges |
| Whole Foods |
Aluminum, Plastic bags, Paper, #1 Plastic Bottles, #2 Plastic Bottles, #5 Plastic containers, cellphones, Glass bottles |
If you recycled or know of locations not list above or something in the above list is not correct, please click the information here to submit it
Recycling List by Type
| Plastic bags |
Food, unopened |
| #1 Plastic bottles |
Furniture, bad condition |
| #1 Plastic, not bottles |
Furniture, good condition |
| #2 Plastic bottles |
Glass |
| #2 Plastic, not bottles |
Grass |
| #5 Plastic |
Leaves |
| Aluminum |
Magazines |
| Animal Supplies, Med - Large |
Monitors |
| Animal Supplies, Small |
Motor oil |
| Appliances |
Musical instruments |
| Auto parts |
Needles |
| Batteries, car |
Newspapers |
| Batteries, non-rechargeable |
Pallets |
| Batteries, rechargeable |
Phone books |
| Books, paperback |
Scrap metal, large |
| Books, hardcopy |
Scrap metal, small |
| Bottles |
Shipping peanuts |
| Building materials |
Small electronics |
| Cardboard |
Small electronics, potables |
| Cell phones |
Steel |
| Clothing, bad condition |
Stereo |
| Clothing, Children |
Toner cartridges |
| Clothing, good condition |
TV |
| Computers |
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| Fluorescent bulbs |
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If you recycled or know of locations not list above or something in the above list is not correct, please click here to submit information to be added.
Related Links
Send comments, corrections and additions to the listing
City of Santa Fe Recycling Website
State of New Mexico Recylcing Website
EPA Recycling Website
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