Report
4 Steps To Stop Illegal Dumping
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Call the Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services Department, 505-314-0350, City of Albuquerque at 311, or State of New Mexico at 866-428-6535.
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Have information available regarding the address where the trash is or dumping is occurring.
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Be able to assess what type of trash or substance is on the property.
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Be prepared to give your name and phone number in case property cannot be located.
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The Process
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An Inspector will go out to confirm exact location of the property and assess what is there.
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The property owner will be notified and held accountable for the clean-up.
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Property owner will be given a 30-day notice to clean up or a criminal complaint will be filed.
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Zero Tolerance Policy/ Illegal Dumping Conviction
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Anyone caught illegally dumping material faces citation and arrest.
Fines range from $100 to $1,000 (BCC SEC. 70-42)
Dispose
Solid Waste Convenience Centers
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City of Albuquerque - South Side (Montessa Park)
512 Los Picaros Rd NW
505-768-5930
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City of Albuquerque - West Side (Don Reservoir)
117 114th Street SW
505-768-3920
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City of Albuquerque - North Side (Eagle Rock)
6301 Eagle Rock Rd NE
505-768-3925
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Bernalillo County - East Side (East Mountain Transfer Station)
711 Highway 333 (old Route 66)
505-281-9110
Large item
pick-up
Free to county residents:
Call one week before your scheduled pick up day - appliances, furniture, etc.
(505) 892-1200
City of Albuquerque
Call 311 or go to www.cabq.gov/solidwaste. Make your request Monday through Saturday, 24 hours before your regular trash collection day.
Household hazardous waste
FREE
Paint, pesticides, cleaning solvents, batteries, etc.
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Advanced Chemical Transport (ACT)
6137 Edith Blvd. NE
(505) 349-5220
Yard waste
FREE
Curbside pick-up twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. Look for dates of collection in your spring and fall billing.
Styrofoam, egg cartons, packing materials, etc.
Visit or call RASTRA
4485 Irving Blvd NW
(505) 792-5554
Batteries
Any Lowe’s Home Improvement Location
(Cordless phone batteries, 12 & 14 volt rechargeable batteries, no car batteries)
ACT (Advanced Chemical Transport)
6137 Edith NE
MWF: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm and
Saturday 8 am - 3 pm
Dead Animals
Dead Animals
ABQ: 311
City Animal Control: (505) 768-1975
County Animal Care: (505) 314-0280
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For dead livestock:
NM Services
(505) 877-6789
(cattle & horses only, must call within 24 hours)
Abandoned cars
City Code Enforcement: (505) 924-3850
County Zoning:
(505) 314-0350
Asbestos
New Mexico Air Quality Bureau
(505) 476-4300
Irrigation ditches
If you see trash in irrigation ditches call:
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Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
(505) 247-0234
Junk Mobile Homes
County Planning & Development Services
(505) 314-0350
Illegal Dumping
If you see illegal dumping:
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In Albuquerque city limits:
City Code Enforcement
(505) 924-3850
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In Bernalillo County:
(505) 314-0310
Recycle
Glass
City of Albuquerque Convenience Center
Eagle Rock
6301 Eagle Rock Road NE
Bernalillo County
East Mountain Transfer Station
711 Old HWY 66
(505) 281-9110
Metal
El Toro Metal
3000 Isleta Blvd SW
505-873-1266
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ACE Metals
PO Box 3903 NE
(505) 877-1092
Paper and cardboard
McKinley Paper
4600 Williams St SE
(505) 873-0440
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Bio-Pappel
4600 Williams St SE (505) 873-0440
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Friedman Recyling
5049 Edith NE
(602) 269-9324
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Master fibers
5109-B Edith NE
(505) 345-6423