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Recycling in Farmington, NM

Farmington residents get free WM At Your Door home pickup of batteries, paint and electronics, can book a $30 Waste Management pickup for bulky items and white goods, and can use the free spring Dumpster Weekend run by Farmington Clean & Beautiful. San Juan County convenience stations take cardboard, appliances and scrap metal free and passenger tires for a fee.

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Checked October 26, 2026

  • City of Farmington: Sanitation Utilities (opens in new tab) · City of Farmington
    • At-home collection is free; order a free kit from Waste Management and schedule a home collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • At-home collection is free and included in the waste bill. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Batteries (AA and automotive 12-volt), paint, toxic chemicals, electronics and CFL bulbs need special handling and can be collected. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • At Your Door Special Collection is a service for Farmington residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents can schedule home collection of bulky items, green waste or white goods via wm.com or 505-327-6284. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The bulky/white goods collection is not free: it costs $30. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Waste Management can currently take refrigerators without being evacuated; this may change. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Farmington Clean and Beautiful offers programs such as Dumpster Weekends and Christmas Tree Recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • City of Farmington: Farmington Clean & Beautiful (opens in new tab) · City of Farmington
    • City of Farmington residents can dispose of large household trash items and yard trimmings for free on Dumpster Weekend. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Dumpster Weekend takes yard waste, scrap metal, cardboard, non-hazardous trash, dried paint, refrigerators/freezers (limit 2) and tires (limit 8). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Dumpster Weekend cannot take household chemicals, liquid paint, automotive fluids, cement or bricks, commercial loads or electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Proof of residency is required (photo ID and a current paper electric utility bill). Checked October 26, 2026.
    • The spring Dumpster Weekend is April 11–12, 2027, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., at Berg Park. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents may bring one mixed load and one yard-waste-only load, or two yard-waste-only loads. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • San Juan County: Solid Waste Department (opens in new tab) · San Juan County
    • All 12 county convenience stations accept listed recyclables at no charge to the public. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Metal and appliance recycling: refrigerators and freezers (doors removed), washers and dryers, hot water heaters, wheels, misc. steel. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Single-stream recycling at the stations includes flattened corrugated cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Passenger vehicle tires (up to 4, off rim) cost $2 each in county and $5 each out of county. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Residents may dispose of up to four tires per month; truck or equipment tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Batteries are not allowed in convenience-station recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Commercial trash is prohibited; the stations are a convenience for residential waste disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
    • Out-of-county users pay a $9 minimum for trash. Checked October 26, 2026.

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