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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.
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.
If you want to be kept up to date on recycling changes and locations, just subscribe to this page and you will get an email every time I update the page.
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 |
| The Cat |
Appliances, Clothing, Household Furnishings, Pet Supplies |
| Lowes |
Rechargeable batteries |
| Mr G's Recycling |
Scrap Metal, Auto Parts |
| Office Depot/ 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 |
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 |
Plant Containers |
| Books, hardcopy |
Scrap metal, large |
| Bottles |
Scrap metal, small |
| Building materials |
Shipping peanuts |
| Cardboard |
Small electronics |
| Cell phones |
Small electronics, potables |
| Clothing, bad condition |
Steel |
| Clothing, Children |
Stereo |
| Clothing, good condition |
Styroform |
| Computers |
Toner cartridges |
| Fluorescent bulbs |
TV |
If you recycled or know of locations not list above or something in the above list is not correct, please leave a comment below.
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